Create a file

OhLordy

How can I createa a simple text file with PHP?
I've tried using fopen() but it just returns an error if there is no file to open rather than creating it.
Thanks in advance
Rob

ir4z0r

$f = fopen("file.txt", "w");
works and creates the file if nonexisting
if it doesn't work, check permission of the dir (eg via ftp-prog)

OhLordy

I see, looks like a permissions thing.
Will let me read from a file but will not let me write to it.
Oh well.

liamcody

This may be a dumb question, but what should the file permissions be to enable a PHP script to write a file with fopen?

I am attempting to use fopen to output tet to a file.

The format I am using is:
fopen("ftp://user.password@localhost/path/to/file.txt", "w")

When I do so, I get the following error:

failed to create stream: FTP server reports 213 47

Checking the file permissions via an FTP program, the owner has read and write access, so I assume PHP can access the file.

When I attempt to use another scheme:// in fopen, I get
failed to create stream: Permission denied

so I guess it's a permissions thing, but what do I set them to?

Mordecai

Try 777, see if that works. Refine it from there.

liamcody

Thanks.

Essentially, "everyone" needs write access to the directory you are attempting to write in.

Not too sure about the security implications of that, but it works.

Liam Cody