file problem

bigdaddysheikh

Hello,

Hello and thank you for making the time to read this post. He he.
Ok here is the problem. I have 2 files; test.php and test2.php
test.php reads the file test2.php and shoul dreplace the string "//insert id here" with "$id=9 or any #" by using the fwrite command. BUT This command does not work. I was wondering if there is a way to pass variables to different files rather than transferring them through http.

Here is the code that i have so far:

<?
$fp=fopen("test2.php","w+");
$name="test2.php";
$size=filesize($name);
$read=fread($fp,$size);
ereg_replace("//insert id here","$id=9",$fp);
echo $read;
?>

this opens test2.php and should replace the string with the other string. But this doesnt work for some odd reason. and also one more question. Is it madatory to have $size in order to read the file or can i leave it blank.

Thank you for your time.

dalecosp

Originally posted by bigdaddysheikh
Hello,

Here is the code that i have so far:

<?
$fp=fopen("test2.php","w+");
$name="test2.php";
$size=filesize($name);
$read=fread($fp,$size);
ereg_replace("//insert id here","$id=9",$fp);
echo $read;
?>

this opens test2.php and should replace the string with the other string. But this doesnt work for some odd reason.

One reason, very likely one AAMOF, is because you're trying to use ereg_replace on the file pointer instead of on the text being read from the file ...

Also, for something this straightforward, [man]str_replace/man is the better tool ...

and also one more question. Is it madatory to have $size in order to read the file or can i leave it blank.

Check the [man]fread/man manual page ...

HTH, 🙂