File writing

[Anon]

I have to open a file then find a line in it and then write over that line. How can I do this?

[Anon]

$file_contents = file($filename);
$new_file_contents = ereg_replace('string to replace','new string',$file_contents);
$fp = fopen($new_filename);
fputs( $fp, $new_file_contents);
fclose($fp);

Check the format of each function. Not sure if it is exactly correct as listed here. But, works for me.

David

[Anon]

Problem! When I use this it leaves the line I want to erase and prints in the file "Array". Any ideas?

[Anon]

I figured it out! Its a totaly diffrent way but here it is:
$list = "$listdir/$datafile.mbz";
$fp = fopen($list, r);
while($str = fgets($fp,$list)) {
$split = split( "|", $str);
if ($split[1] != $newemail && $split[0] != $name) $dump .= "$split[0]|$split[1]";

}
fclose($fp);
$fp = fopen($list, w);
fputs($fp, $dump);
fclose($fp);

Thanks for your help anyway!