Writing to a file under win2k

michael-uk

Hi,

I've just installed Abyss Web Server on a win2k machine. I have also installed that latest version of PHP. I would like to be able to write to a file. The script that I am using works fine on a UNIX webserver on some webspace that I have but it does not write to the file on my 2k box. Does anyone have any ideas how I can allow PHP to write to a file under win2k

Thanks in advance,

Michael

stolzyboy

are you getting errors, what is/isn't happening, etc.....

show some code maybe

michael-uk

if (isset($action))
{
	if (file_exists("action.txt"))
	{
		if (is_writable("action.txt"))
		{		
			$now = date("d/m/y H:i:s");
			$fname = "action.txt";
			$fd = fopen($fname, "w");
			fputs($fd, "${now} ${action}"); 
			fclose($fd); 
		}
		else
		{
			print "File is not writable";
		}
	}
	else
	{
	print "File does not exist";
	}
}

This is included in a Include() in the index page. The form action is
index.php?action="up" for instance.

I get no errors, the page loads just as before but the link has worked as index.php?action=up appears in the address bar

stolzyboy

is this a register_globals = Off problem, if so , you can either set register_globals = On (wouldn't do that), or use $_GET['action'] instead of $action, other than that, I see no errors in your code, so i am assuming it is a php or server config problem

michael-uk

I cannot thank you enough. I changed register_globals to on and it now works. You have no idea how much that problem had bugged me, thank you. I had tried using your get function bit, but i got an error saying undefined action. Obviously I'd like to properly sort this out if I can. I'm a complete newbie at PHP, could you give me any more detail how to use that please?

Thanks so much again.

Michael

stolzyboy

try these suggestions, each is commented, just uncomment to
try and comment the others, only try one at a time

btw...what version of php are you using


$action = $_GET['action'];
//$action = $_POST['action'];
//extract($_GET);
//extract($_POST);

if (isset($action))
{
    if (file_exists("action.txt"))
    {
        if (is_writable("action.txt"))
        {        

            $now = date("d/m/y H:i:s");
            $fname = "action.txt";
            $fd = fopen($fname, "w");
            fputs($fd, "${now} ${action}"); 
            fclose($fd); 
        }
        else
        {
            print "File is not writable";
        }
    }
    else
    {
    print "File does not exist";
    }
}

michael-uk

Once again, thanks you very much. The top Get function worked.

Michael