Converting html/php code into an actual php file and upload to webserver

[slazbag]

What I want to do is to be able to allow end users to paste html/php code into to a textfield in an online browser and when they click submit, it converts the code into a .html file and uploads it to a specific directory on the webserver. I am using PHP, MYsql and apache. I know you are able to select a file from your harddrive and upload it to a specific directory on the webserver via a browser but for specific reasons I do not want to do it that way. I need to be able to allow users to paste code into a textfield in a browser and somehow put that on the server as a .html or .php file.
Thanks for your help!

[matt_4013]

Hiya slazbag, there are a few ways you can do this, but this is how I'd do it. Just a word of warning, what you're trying to do is very insecure . ..

<?php

if(isset($_POST['html'])) { // Check if the form has been sent

	if(trim($_POST['html']) != "") { // Check if there's anything in the textarea

		// Open the file pointer, write to it, then close it. 			
		$fp = fopen($_POST['FilePath'], "w+") or die("Opening file failed!");
		fwrite($fp, $_POST['html']);
		fclose($fp);
	} else {

		echo "Did you forget?"; // Swear violently at the user who is trying to break your server
	}
}

// Display the form
echo "<form method=\"post\" action=\"".$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']."\">";
echo "<input type=\"text\" name=\"FilePath\"><br />";
echo "<textarea name=\"html\">html in here</textarea><br />";
echo "<input type=\"submit\" value=\"go\">";

?>