replace in a file.

[Anon]

Hi,

I want a function that reads a file (ie. /template.php3), and replaces for example %%name and %%age with the value of $name and $age and then write the file to another name, or perhaps to a db.

I dont know how to do it, can You help?

[Anon]

Why not open the file and str_replace "%%name" with $name; and save it again as a file.

For example:
$file = fopen("/template.php3","r")
$file = str_replace("%%name",$name,$file)
...replace more and do other stuff...
$newfile = fopen("homepage666.html","w")
fclose($newfile)
fclose($file)

[Anon]

Hi - you can use url encoding to pass values to a script

e.g. http://url/somefile.php?name=john

will give variable $name in somefile.php the value of john

or alternatively form elements likewise will do this,

e.g. if a text box in a form is called "name", and you write "john" into the box, and if the form action is to call somefile.php when submit is clicked, and somefile.php contains a variable $name, $name will be given the value john.