Help With My News Script

[Anon]

<?php

elseif ($somethinggoeshere??? == "login") {
include ("config.php");
if (snewz_auth($username, $password, &$error)) {
echo "Welcome to SNEWZ!";
} else {
echo"Wrong Username or Password.";
}

elseif ($somethinggoeshere??? == "postnewz") {

include ("config.php");
if($your_name=="$username" &&
$your_password=="$password"){
$your_date = date("M j, Y ");
$fp=fopen("./comments.dat", "a");
fputs($fp, "<tr><td>Posted by <a href=mailto:$your_email target=_blank>$your_name</a> at $your_date</td></tr><tr><tr><td> <a href=$your_url>$your_subject</a></td></tr><tr><td>$your_comments</td></tr>");
$news = str_replace(" ", "", $fcontents[$i]);
fclose($fp);
include "comments.php";

}
else{
echo"Incorrect username or password.<br>";
}

$fp1 = fopen("./comments.dat", "r");
$readit = fread($fp1, filesize("./comments.dat"));

fclose($fp1);

$newspiece = $readit . $news;

$fp = fopen("./comments.dat", "w+");
fwrite($fp, $newspiece);
fclose($fp);

elseif ($somethinggoeshere?? == "viewnews") {
echo "<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 border=0>";
$fcontents = file('comments.dat');

$c = count($fcontents);

$limit = 5;

for ($i = 0; $i < $limit; $i++){

$news = $fcontents[$i];
if($news != ""){;
echo "$news \n";
}
}
echo "</table>";

?>

I was wondering if anyone woul dlike to clean up my code a bit.
I am learning php I am not sure about the limiting for the view news or the postnewz script.

Also I think I have the script wrong in which you post new news to the top an dold to the bottom but I am not sure.
thanks
cya

Sam Colebatch
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http://www.samcolebatch.com

[Anon]

soory bout the typo's but I am trying to teach me self to touch type

[Anon]

thanks
cya

[russmichell]

Sam:

In order to increase the chances of someone helping you out here, you need to be a little more systematic!

Something like this:

1: Explain problem (sometimes I find just doing this helps me fix the problem without needing to actually post it!)
2: Explain/state error messages
3: Explain platforms/version numbers etc (if nec)
4: Include brief snippets of code

Do this and see what happens! :-)
Good luck.

Russ

[Anon]

yehj sorry I wasn't my help when I was typing this. I think I explained the problem before in my first thread didn't I??