.htpasswd editing

hearn

I am trying to create a script that edits my .htpasswd file when a user creates a new account. Here is the code:

<?php

$fp = fopen ("path to script\.htpasswd", "a+") or die("Cannot Open File");

fwrite ($fp, "$username:$password\n") or die("Cannot Edit File");

fclose($fp);

The problem with this script is that instead of going to the next line (like \n ussually does) it creates a little box instead? I'm running the server on windows xp, server is apache. I posted this a few days ago and was suggested to use Textpad, however, this doesn't help when i'm trying to edit from within a php script. any ideas on how to fix this so that it send me to the next line in the .htpasswd file instead of creating a box?

swallace

I had a similar problem a while ago...I was writing out to a txt file and when I opened the file using Notepad there was a box instead of taking a new line, however, when I opened it in other text editors (WordPad, Editplus) there was no box. Anyway, the script continued to work properly and treated the box as a new line. What do you mean

i'm trying to edit from within a php script

the script I used didn't have any problem editing/adding new lines to the file, it only depended on what text editor I used to view it.

GBahle

it's a difference in unix / windows file systems. In windows, a new line is \r\n, in unix it's \n
\n displays as a box in windows (when missing the \r)
\r\n displays as ^m in unix
it should work anyway though

hearn

Swallace,
What I meant by I'm trying to edit from within a script was that I was simply trying to edit the .htpasswd from within a php file. It was editing fine, but just adding boxes instead of a new line.

And GBahle,
YOU ARE THE MAN. it worked without any problems with the box when I added the r and the n.

Thanks both for your help and anyone else that has helped in the forum. I'm much abliged!

Cheers,
Tom