easiest way to write 2 a file.

forcer

i have created an upload script that uploads a script onto the server but when uploading ive addded fields like file type, description, and name of uploader ect.... so how can i get the information to write 2 a file.

as soon as its uploaded the file details will be written to a txt or php file and displayed on a web page with a download button.

i know there will be a lot of coding involved but any sample codes, examples or advice would be a real help thanx:p

rohithmr

Actaully, writing a text file in PHP is really easy. It takes 3 lines of code to be exact.
Refer to fopen , fwrite , fclose.

Basically to write a text file u do this:

$path              = '/full/path/to/the/text/file'; //Note that this file doesnt have to be created manually.
$name            = "Username";
$time              = "13:00";
$file_name      = "Filename_of_upload";

$data             = $name."\n".$time."\n".$file_name."\n";


$fp = fopen($path,'w');
$fwrite($fp,$data);
$fclose($fp);

Note that you need proper write permissions to write the file.

forcer

sorry about late reply ive beeen busy with other things.

anyway this is the code i come up with...

<?php 
$path              = '/home/euphoric/public_html/joex/uploaded/';
$superdat_name              = "Filename_of_upload";
$superdat_type              = "Filetype";
$superdat_size              = "Filesize";
$description              = "File_Description";

$data             = $superdat_name."\n".$superdat_type"\n".$superdat_size."\n".$Description."\n";


$fp = fopen($path,'w');
$fwrite(fp,$data);
$fclose($fp);
?>

but i get the error:
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in /home/euphoric/public_html/joex/test/lister.php on line 8

$superdat_type and the rest are taken from the upload form once the file is uploaded it should be automatically written into this file ????

shareaweb

Thats just a syntax error.. missing the period for concatenation there...

$data = $superdat_name."\n".$superdat_type"\n".$superdat_size."\n".$Description."\n";

-to-

$data = $superdat_name."\n".$superdat_type."\n".$superdat_size."\n".$Description."\n";

forcer

haha yeh that was a pretty stupid post i realized wot i done after i posted it

ive edited the code more now

<?php 
$path              = '/home/euphoric/public_html/joex/uploaded/';
$superdat_name              = "Filename_of_upload";
$superdat_type              = "Filetype";
$superdat_size              = "Filesize";
$description              = "File_Description";

$data             = $superdat_name."\n".$superdat_type."\n".$superdat_size."\n".$Description."\n";


$fp = fopen($path.$superdat_name,'w');
$fwrite(fp,$data);
$fclose($fp);
?>

but i am getting the error

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: () in /home/euphoric/public_html/joex/test/lister.php on line 12

forcer

using the code above i get 2 errors...

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/euphoric/public_html/joex/test/lister.php on line 12

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: () in /home/euphoric/public_html/joex/test/lister.php on line 13

and dont no y

😕

superwormy

$fp = fopen($path.$superdat_name,'w');
$fwrite(fp,$data);
$fclose($fp);

That needs to go to:

$fp = fopen($path.$superdat_name,'w');
$fwrite($fp,$data);
$fclose($fp);

forcer

i finally fixed all the errors but its not listing the contents of the folder.

i have attached the full script which is 3 files, any1 feel free to take alook and tell me where i have went wrong and how to fix it ive tried all day but it wont work

Weedpacket

The thing I can't help noticing, if you're wanting to list the contents of the directory, is that you're neither opening a directory to read ([man]opendir[/man]), nor reading it once you've done so ([man]readdir[/man]).

All the code is doing is opening a file to write to it, writing one line of text (headers, I guess) and then closing it.

Try using the above-cited functions (sample code on the pages linked to). For some information about each of the files, the Filesystem functions may be of some use.

shareaweb

Yup, the crazy colored beanie guy is right (thats why he has like 2,000+ posts) 😉

Here's so samlple code for you to play with:

// change to directory
$res = chdir($location);

// if chdir() successful
if ($res)
{
// get directory handle
$hook = dir($location);

// display location
echo "Current path is $hook->path ";

// read directory and echo list
while ($file=$hook->read())
{
// dont output the dot or dotdot 😉

if ($file != "." && $file != "..")
{
echo "$file ";
}
}
// close directory
$hook->close();

and better yet..

<?
// get directory handle
$hook = opendir($location);

// read directory and echo list
while (($file = readdir($hook)) !== false)
{
if ($file != "." && $file != "..")
{
// set up full path
$path = $location . "/" . $file;

// check for directory
if (is_dir($path))
{
echo "$file ";
}
else
{
echo "$file ";
}
}
}

// close directory
closedir($hook);
?>

You can look over at www.devshed.com for more little gems like these 😉