Var change ?

Tekron-X

Sry about the post in 2 forums but I feel it is more appropriate here b/c it most likley has a simple answer an I am having a brain fart. 😃

Ok I want to make an Admin form that will display the values that are in variable that are in my colors.inc. Then If I change the variable and click on the Save changes button I want it to change the value of the variable in code until I change it again and then refresh the page. How would I do this ?

BloodyBoy

hmm.. now this explanation lacks a bit of finesse, but of what I understood...

what about storing your data in a database ? (mysql -> easy!)
or in a .txt file -> prolly easy, I m a noob and never did hehe

Tekron-X

Yea I problably could store the variables values in the database but I rather not if possible and a text file is blah. That is why I did it in a .inc but now I can't figure out how to chage the variable until I change it again. or hell I can leave it alone and not do anything with it lol. But I would like to change it if possible i had this in mind.

<? 
include('colors.inc');
//[html header goes here]
echo '<body style="back-color: '; echo $Backcolor; echo '">';
//text box set to variable backcolor
echo '<input type="text" name="Backcolor">';
echo '<input type="button" value="submit changes" name="color change">';
//whatever code is needed for the submit button

//[HTML Footer]
?>

Will this work with the proper code set up for the submit button

sarah

You need to actually write to the file if you want to do it that way...

Create your form and then use this to write to the file after you submit the color.

if(isset($Submit)){
	$colorsContent="<"."?\n";
	$colorsContent.="\$Backcolor=\"";
	$colorsContent.="$Backcolor\";\n";
	$colorsContent.="?".">\n";
	$openFile = fopen("colors.inc", "w"); 
	fwrite($openFile, $colorsContent) or die("ERROR WRITING FILE"); 
	fclose($openFile);
};