txt file update

smallfly

Hi,

This is about HMTL, PHP and the update of a txt file.

Here is the really simple HTML source code I'm using:

</FORM>

It allowed the visitor of the page to submit his/her name.

Here is the really simple PHP source code I'm using:

<?PHP

$box = $_POST['customerName'];

$fp = fopen ('test', "w+");
fputs( $fp, $box );
fclose( $fp );

This code writes in this file the value of the variable $box.

This works perfectly.

But the problem is that every time there is an entry via the HTML page, the content of the txt file is totaly erased and replaced by the new (latest) entry.

How can I do to save all the entries in the same txt file, each one on a different line ?

Could you please give me some help.

Cheers,

Hugues.

Weedpacket

Try using "a" instead of "w+". Like the manual says:

Table 1. A list of possible modes for fopen() using mode
mode	Description
'r'	Open for reading only; place the file
        pointer at the beginning of the file.

'r+'	Open for reading and writing; place the
        file pointer at the beginning of the file.

'w'	Open for writing only; place the file
        pointer at the beginning of the file and
        truncate the file to zero length. If the
        file does not exist, attempt to create it.

'w+'	Open for reading and writing; place the
        file pointer at the beginning of the file
        and truncate the file to zero length. If
        the file does not exist, attempt to create
        it.

'a'	Open for writing only; place the file
        pointer at the end of the file. If the
        file does not exist, attempt to create
        it.

'a+'	Open for reading and writing; place the
        file pointer at the end of the file. If
        the file does not exist, attempt to create
        it.

smallfly

Thanks for this info.
It works perfectly.

Do you know how I could add a line feed (return) after each entry, in order to have each entry on a different line ?

yuraupt

"/n"

yuraupt

sorry:
"\n"