need tutorial

MysticFallout

i need a tutorial on editing a certain section of a file. be it txt or some other kind.

im trying to learn it so i can make a control panel of sorts. so the user can update certain sections of a file. like a profile or something 🙂

thanx for any help given.

wizkid

Hi,

If you have access to a mySQL database, I would recommend you to learn mySQL instead of the .txt.

wizkid

edwardsbc

The file() function can pull a text file into an array line by line where it is fairly easily manipulated. Is this file like an INI file with item=value pairs?

A db is usually the better way to go, but if you must stick with text files, go to the PHP manual and check out the file functions:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.filesystem.php

nangial

Perhaps You can find something here:

http://www.devshed.com/
http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Tips_and_Tutorials/
http://www.devarticles.com/

greg252

I disagree with using a DB for such a relatively small data set.
I would use a text file.
Call each line into an array.
echo each line into the values of input tags in HTML
When the client submits, re-write the text file.

wizkid

Originally posted by greg252
I disagree with using a DB for such a relatively small data set.
I would use a text file.
Call each line into an array.
echo each line into the values of input tags in HTML
When the client submits, re-write the text file.

Hi,

DB is still probably the easiest way to do it.

wizkid

MysticFallout

ok, i put in a request to have MySQL enabled for my domain, but untill then. how exactly whould i pull each line into an array? i have the file set up like this:

ex:
$YourState = "Iowa";
$YourAge = "27";

and so on. i have succesfuly figured out how to pull an entire file into a textarea and also how to write any changes to said file. not to sure on the array aspect.

btw, this file is one of those files that hold variables, no exactly like i mentioned above. variables like

ex:
$pageTitle = "This Is My Page";
$bgColor = '#000000';

so that the user can set these values. i would like to use MySQL for it, but my friend who wants this does not have MySQL access at his host. 🙁