Beginner needs help!!!

[Anon]

Is there a way to update a html/txt file using a form and php? Lets say that i have a form like

<form method="post" action="test.php3">
<input type="text" name="test1" size="15">
<input type="text" name="test2" size="3">
</form>

test.php3 should write the form inputs to the text file, test.txt, and save it.

The textfile consists of a html table like

<table>
<tr>
<td>[test1][test2]</td>
</tr>
</table>

test.php3 should always update the [test1] and [test2] variables with the form input.

in a htmlpage I then would like to use the text file as an SSI.

[Anon]

http://uk.php.net/fopen
http://uk.php.net/fputs

etc etc

[Anon]

It's what reg_exps are for. Read the Manual on 'em. ;-)
It would be smthing like
1. you read the test.txt into $s; then
2. $s = preg_replace("/[test1]/",$test1,$s);
2. $s = preg_replace("/[test2]/",$test2,$s);
4. and then write $s back into the file.

Maybe i'm not exact with the syntax, and sure you can use ereg_replace() instead of preg_replace(), but he main idea is ok.
Maybe there are better ways, too...

[Anon]

As I said, I'm a beginner so what is wrong now then. The script looks like this.

$fo = fopen ("test.txt", "w+");
$s = preg_replace("/[test1]/",$test1,$s);
$s = preg_replace("/[test2]/",$test2,$s);
fwrite($fo,$s);
fclose ($fo);

when I submit my form the only thing i get is the test.php page with the above script and the textfile is unchanged.

[amcgrath]

OK, this gonna soound lame, but do you have <? and ?> at the beginning and end of your script?

[Anon]

I love these forums!!!

So know I have the script running(thanks to Allen) but the problem is that when I run it my text file is either empty(with w or w+) or then the [test1] and [test2] variables are not replaced by the form input(with r+).

Please be patient with me!!

[Anon]

Hi,
I don't know but what really are u looking for, but I needed one time to replace many field of one template html with many values taken from one form. I usually use with success a holy thing called template.inc that u can find in the phplib stuff. You can find it on:
http://phplib.netuse.de/

or in this site on a good article;
http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/david20000512.php3

hope u'll find it usefull

[Anon]

Look, first you open the file for reading ( open(\'path/filename\',\'r\') ), read it into the variable, then close the file and open it gain for writing (\'w\'). Then write your your $s back there again.

Hope it\'ll help 🙂)))