Using PHP to create a .txt file

[daniel0012]

They're in the same file, the form tag is closed and when I put in that code it returned

array(0) { }

[brealmz]

var_dump($HTTP_POST_VARS);

if it was not empty use that instead of post

[daniel0012]

They are two seperate files in the same directory, the form tag is closed and the code returned

array(0) { }

[daniel0012]

Forget that last post, it was a mistake.
Where do I put var_dump($HTTP_POST_VARS); at?

[brealmz]

<?php
if(isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['name-of-your-submit-button'])){
		
	$event = $HTTP_POST_VARS['event'];
	$date = $HTTP_POST_VARS['date'];
	$time = $HTTP_POST_VARS['time'];
	$description = $HTTP_POST_VARS['description'];
	$file = preg_replace ('/[^a-zA-Z0-9\._-]/', '', $HTTP_POST_VARS['file']);
	$file = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/event/'.$file;

  $cont = '<tr><td><b>'.$HTTP_POST_VARS['event'].'</b></td></tr><tr><td>'.$HTTP_POST_VARS['date'].'</td></tr><tr><td>'.$HTTP_POST_VARS['time'].'</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-bottom: 10px;">"'.$HTTP_POST_VARS['description'].'"</td>&nbsp;  </tr><br />';

    $f = fopen ($file, 'w');
    fputs ($f, $cont);
  fclose ($f);
  
  /////remove this if it works just for debbuging purpose
  echo "FILE-> $file<br />";
  var_dump($HTTP_POST_VARS);
}//end if..
  
?>

Note: Replace with name name of your submit button

[daniel0012]

I put that code in and it doesn't show anything. I get a blank page.

[brealmz]

if(isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['name-of-your-submit-button']))
did you replace it with your submit button name?
when you say blank page is it when you submit the form?
do you still have the error_reporting(E_ALL); at the top of page so we can see all errors.

[daniel0012]

Ok, here what it displayed

Notice: Undefined index: file in /home/scabapti/public_html/test/add/add_event_form.php on line 26
FILE-> /home/scabapti/public_html/event/
array(6) { ["event"]=> string(9) "Something" ["date"]=> string(10) "12/12/1212" ["time"]=> string(5) "12:34" ["description"]=> string(1) "1" ["file_name"]=> string( "12121212" ["submit"]=> string(9) "Add Event" }

By the way, that , is an 8 in parentheses.

[brealmz]

$file = preg_replace ('/[^a-zA-Z0-9\._-]/', '', $HTTP_POST_VARS['file']);
must be $HTTP_POST_VARS['file_name']

[daniel0012]

Warning: fopen(/home/scabapti/public_html/event/12121212) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: Not a directory in /home/scabapti/public_html/test/add/add_event_form.php on line 31

Warning: fputs(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/scabapti/public_html/test/add/add_event_form.php on line 32

Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/scabapti/public_html/test/add/add_event_form.php on line 33
FILE-> /home/scabapti/public_html/event/12121212
array(6) { ["event"]=> string(9) "Something" ["date"]=> string(10) "12/12/1212" ["time"]=> string(5) "12:34" ["description"]=> string(1) "1" ["file_name"]=> string( "12121212" ["submit"]=> string(9) "Add Event" }

This is what I got when I changed it.

[brealmz]

ok youre almost there.
this is your document root
/home/scabapti/public_html/

you are working here
/home/scabapti/public_html/test/add/
then your event folder was here

replace your $file with this.
$file = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'test/add/event/'.$file.'.html';

goodluck and remove this :

echo "FILE-> $file<br />";
var_dump($HTTP_POST_VARS);

[daniel0012]

I now get this:

Warning: fopen(/home/scabapti/public_htmltest/add/event/12121212.html) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/scabapti/public_html/test/add/add_event_form.php on line 31

Warning: fputs(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/scabapti/public_html/test/add/add_event_form.php on line 32

Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/scabapti/public_html/test/add/add_event_form.php on line 33

[brealmz]

lol. im sorry my fault.

$file = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/test/add/event/'.$file.'.html';

im always careless



if you get a file permission error do this(hope not)
chmod("$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/test/add/event/'", 755);
before fopen

[daniel0012]

Now this:

Warning: fopen(/home/scabapti/public_html/test/add/event/12121212.html) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/scabapti/public_html/test/add/add_event_form.php on line 31

Warning: fputs(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/scabapti/public_html/test/add/add_event_form.php on line 32

Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/scabapti/public_html/test/add/add_event_form.php on line 33

[brealmz]

what??? i cant believe it.
ok..
one question. are you sure you create an event folder?
if not create it first.
im little drunk today but thats the only problem i can see.

[daniel0012]

/ public_html / test / add / events /
That's the folder.

In the fopen statement, why is the extension html

[brealmz]

oh..

$file = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/test/add/events/'.$file.'.html';

you can use any extension like .txt

$file = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/test/add/events/'.$file.'.txt';

[daniel0012]

SWEET!! It worked. Thank you so much.

[aliugul]

try this for creating a file. once the file is created use unlink to remove it if needed?

<?php

$file='';
$file=$_GET['msg'] ;
$msg = isset($_GET['msg']) ? htmlspecialchars($_GET['msg']) : ".";
$lines = "<p><font color=grey>$nick says:</font><br><font color=green>$msg</font>";
if (isset($_GET['msg'])){
if (file_exists($file)) {
$f=fopen($file,"a+");
}

else {

$f = fopen($file,"w+");

}

fwrite($f,$lines."\r\n");
fclose($f);

echo $lines;
$flag = file($file);
$content = "";
foreach ($flag as $value) {
$content .= $value;
}
echo "<br>";
echo $content;

you can also ad an extention to the file like txt etc. Also you can use post variable to creat the file using the above Code. Works for me fine. If need any help let me know?