Saving form data to html file

[TCovert]

I have a html form, that currently sends data to a file (up-budget-2.php) which sends the form data to the database. In the same push of a button, I need this form to send form data info to a newly named html file.

Here is the up-budget-2.php file:

<?php

require("db_functions.php");
require("design_functions.php");
require("utility_functions.php");

##check_employee("normal");

$employee = get_employee_name();

$server_path_to_feature_fronts = "/webroot/budget/";

$errors = "";

contact the database and stuff in the new, eh....stuff

if($errors == "") {

db_connect();

### First update the table that holds all the information

$sql = "insert into stories
	(pubdate,pub,section,page,series,keywords,headline,byline,intro,bodytext,photocredit,caption,custom5,custom4)

values('$pubdate','$pub','$section','$page','$series','$keywords','$headline','$byline','$intro','$bodytext','$photocredit','$caption','$custom5','$custom4')";

if($result = mysql_query($sql)) {
	$fulfilled .= "<li>Updated the database with the new story";
} else {
	$errors .= "<p><li>Failed updating the database (<strong>database might be down, call Trentimus Maximus!</strong>)";
}


db_close();

} else {
$errors .= "<p><li>Didn't update the database (<strong>missing files - start over!</strong>)";

write_log("$employee <font color=red>failed</font> to upload a featurefront");

}

Print out a report of what's been done (and what failed)

if($errors != "") {
complaint($errors);
} else {
Header("Location: /addtool.php");
}

?>

[jayant]

after you have updated the database, use fopen and write all data to the file and close it.

simple enough ....... eh 😉

[intenz]

$fp = fopen('file.html','a+');
if($fp)
{
     fwrite($fp,$data);
}
else
{
     die('Could not open file.');
}

[TCovert]

So, here is the code I have now, and it doesn't give any errors, but it doesn't write anything to the specified file either...let me know what I need to change, thanks.

up-budget-2.php:

<?php

require("db_functions.php");
require("design_functions.php");
require("utility_functions.php");

##check_employee("normal");

$employee = get_employee_name();

$server_path_to_feature_fronts = "/webroot/budget/";

$errors = "";

contact the database and stuff in the new, eh....stuff

if($errors == "") {

db_connect();

### First update the table that holds all the information

$sql = "insert into stories
	(pubdate,pub,section,page,series,keywords,headline,byline,intro,bodytext,photocredit,caption,custom5,custom4)

values('$pubdate','$pub','$section','$page','$series','$keywords','$headline','$byline','$intro','$bodytext','$photocredit','$caption','$custom5','$custom4')";

$fp = fopen('file.html','a+');
if($fp)
{
fwrite($fp,$data);
}
else
{
die('Could not open file.');
}

if($result = mysql_query($sql)) {
	$fulfilled .= "<li>Updated the database with the new story";
} else {
	$errors .= "<p><li>Failed updating the database (<strong>database might be down, call Trentimus Maximus!</strong>)";
}


db_close();

} else {
$errors .= "<p><li>Didn't update the database (<strong>missing files - start over!</strong>)";

write_log("$employee <font color=red>failed</font> to upload a featurefront");

}

Print out a report of what's been done (and what failed)

if($errors != "") {
complaint($errors);
} else {
Header("Location: /addtool.php");
}

?>

[TCovert]

NEVERMIND NEVERMIND NEVERMIND my last post. I completely overlooked what I needed to do. It works now.

Now, I have a new question on this...is there a way that I can dynamically create a new filename for each time this information is passed to this script?

Let me know, thanks.

[jayant]

to have a randomn file name you may simply use time() function, rand() function to generate a random string for the file name.

[TCovert]

Can you possibly give me a quick example of this? How would I use it in my situation?

[TCovert]

Let me be more specific...this is what I need to be able to do:

Dynamically create a new file each time this process is run, and this file needs to have 777 permissions. That way this process can then open and write the info to this file with no problems. Let me know what you guys can help me with. Thanks a bunch.