Find/replace on page and resave - $50 paypal

[bizchris2001]

Hi all, I've searched, RTFM like crazy, and posted a couple times to try to work through what I need, but I still can't seem to get the job done. I'm enjoying learning PHP, but for now I just need to get this done - is it acceptable to post my need here and offer to PayPal someone who can just provide what I need? If not, can you point me to a good PHP site where I can pay them to help get it done? Thanks!

Chris
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I'm trying to figure out the code to make multiple users be able to update text on this page: http://web19.omnis.com/kite3001/cd/indexTEST.php
I'll pay $50 if someone can provide the code that will replace the text and resave for the whole world to see the new text (there's about 80 different places to replace, like MadLibs/fill-in-the-blank, so I think it's less work to get this code snippet if possible than to break it out into different fields and tie to a database). I tried learning the PHP in time, but at this point I need it to just work when I paste it in (even if you can write it in 10 minutes I'll still happily e-handoff $50). Here's the code for that page that I've tried so far:

I like pizza and hot dogs
<form method="post">
Paste old text: <input type="text" name="OldText" size=17>
to be updated with
New text: <input type="text" name="NewText" size=17>
<input type="submit" value="Refresh">
This should have updated "pizza" text above, for example, but in the meantime here is your new text:
<? echo $_POST['NewText']; $var = $New ?>

Other tries:

try #1 <? $file = "http://web19.omnis.com/kite3001/cd/indexTEST.php";
$file2 = fopen($file, "r");
$ex = explode(" ",$file2);
$new = str_replace ("text", "pizza", $ex);
print $new; ?>

try #2
<? $var = "I like pizza and hot dogs"; $new = str_replace ("pizza", "macaroni", $var); print $new; ?>

Try #3
<? $openfile = fopen("http://web19.omnis.com/kite3001/cd/indexTEST.php", "r");
//read the entire file and assign it to $alltext
$alltext = fread($openfile, "http://web19.omnis.com/kite3001/cd/indexTEST.php");
fclose($openfile);
print $alltext; ?>

Note that I don't want to have to manually paste the whole page's text in a variable each time there's an update, it just should be able to find wherever 'pizza' shows up on the page and replace it. Thanks for your help!

[mwichmann4]

Hey i can do this but how soon do you need it, i am currently working on another project and should be done with it in 2 days.

[bizchris2001]

I've scheduled with a couple people and it keeps falling through, so I'd like to keep it open to whoever emails me the code first. If that's you in two days, so be it. 🙂 I would really like to get it in place this weekend so I can incorporate it into my project while I've got time (I work during the week)...

Chris

[yelvington]

I'm trying to figure out the code to make multiple users be able to update text on this page: http://web19.omnis.com/kite3001/cd/indexTEST.php

To do that, the code must run ON that site.

Most importantly: SEPARATE THE TEXT FROM YOUR FORM. Place it in a separate file. (For this example, call it data.txt.) Make certain that separate file is writable by the Web server. Again, make certain that the file is writable by the Web server.

Make a form.php page that looks like this

Original text:
<? readfile('data.txt'); ?>
<br />
<form method="post" action="replace.php">
Replace: <input type="text" name="OldText" size=17><br />
With: <input type="text" name="NewText" size=17><br />
<input type="submit" value="Refresh">
</form>

Make an replace.php file that does this:

<?
$data = file_get_contents('data.txt');

$data = str_replace($POST['OldText'],$POST['NewText'],$data);

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

echo 'The file now contains ....<br />';
readfile('data.txt');
?>

If you have an older version of php, replace file_get_contents() with a fopen/fread/fclose sequence.

[barand]

Don't hard code the text you want updating into the php file. Store it in a separate text file and pull it in to display .

Say you have a separate text file "content.txt" containing the text

"I like pizza and hot dogs "

In your php script

$F = fopen("content.txt","r");
$text = fread($F, filesize('content.txt'));
echo nl2br($text);
fclose($F);

The display your form with the two fields as now.

When the form is submitted,
get contents of "content.txt" as above
$newtext = str_replace ('pizza', 'macaroni, $text)

Now open content.txt for write
$F = fopen("content.txt","w");

and write newtext to it.

fwrite($F, $newtext)
fclose($F)

Redisplay original php script with revised content.txt

hth

[Moonglobe]

ya, exploding the file resource might not be helpful.

$file2 = fopen($file, "r");
$ex = explode(" ",$file2); 

but in any case, yelvington's code should work. i don't think it's ok to post money offers though -- could be considered an add but then again....i am paranoid.

[bizchris2001]

This has come much closer than anyone else, and I made updates to accomodate the need I mentioned to update the same page (ie, the same url; so I ensured a more transparent text-then-form-below layout on both pages). Here's the link:

http://web19.omnis.com/kite3001/cd/form.php

Instead of 'data.txt', I created 'pizza.htm' since it needs to replace web page text, not txt file text. Here's the updated files:

form.php:
<? readfile('pizza.htm'); ?>
<br />
<form method="post" action="replace.php">
Replace: <input type="text" name="OldText" size=17><br />
With: <input type="text" name="NewText" size=17><br />
<input type="submit" value="Refresh">
</form>

replace.php:
<?
$data = file_get_contents('pizza.htm');
$data = str_replace($POST['OldText'],$POST['NewText'],$data);
$fp = fopen('pizza.htm', 'w');
fwrite($fp,$data);
fclose($fp);
echo readfile('pizza.htm'); ?>
<form method="post">
Replace: <input type="text" name="OldText" size=17><br />
With: <input type="text" name="NewText" size=17><br />
<input type="submit" value="Refresh">
</form>

It's great fun to play around with that, I could do it for hours :p However, see how it adds the numbers to the end of my text - how can I get rid of that? I'll try adding this into my real project and see if it does the trick - will look forward to hearing back about getting rid of the numbers in the meantime. It's looking like this might be the solution!

[bizchris2001]

Not sure I understood you, Barand and Moonglobe - Yelvington's code seems great but if I can tweak it of course I'd like to. 🙂

Remember, the reason I offered to pay is because I'm such a n00b, but in case there's hope for me to master PHP someday :p:
- Barand, I don't see what your code does that improves on Yelvington's? He did this part, too, right? "Don't hard code the text you want updating into the php file. Store it in a separate text file and pull it in to display . " --> If you could tweak the code I just posted, your suggestions would be appreciated.
- Moonglobe, in $file2 you referred to $file, which isn't in the current code? Were you referring back to my old posts?

Thanks for the comments...

[barand]

Unfortunately, Yelvington posted while I was still typing

[Moonglobe]

i was just saying your lack of fread might have been causing a problem 😉

im still trying to see why it's adding numbers to the end though....

[Moonglobe]

fclose($fp);
echo readfile('pizza.htm'); ?> 

get rid of the echo. readfile returns the file length in bytes and automatically echos the file contents

[bizchris2001]

Ah, I see, Barand - you were telling me not to hardcode from my initial code, not Yelvington's. Got it - thought you were adding to his post, but it was actually that you had a great one of your own. 🙂

[bizchris2001]

That did get rid of the numbers, Moonglobe. I'm excited - let me take a little while and make sure this did everything it was supposed to, but I appreciate the fast attention. If it works, I think everyone would agree Yelv did the most to get me up and running, right? All three of you are my heros though 🙂

[Moonglobe]

LOL keep me out of this--- the PEBoD* does not like attention!

*read this 😉

[bizchris2001]

I'm loving this - go to http://web19.omnis.com/kite3001/cd/form.php and play around some 😃

[barand]

Moonglobe - i get the Paranoid Beaver of Death reference but what is the 'E' in PEBod?

[Moonglobe]

evil :twisted:

[edit] damn no evil smiley. and btw it wont let me fit in 'paranoid evil beaver of death' 🙁

[barand]

I've seen that icon before in my Indy Delphi tolbox. Shouldn't it be "Paranoid Evil Gopher of Death"?

[Moonglobe]

You..........Dare.......Mock........The........Paranoid......Evil.....BEAVER.....Of.....DEATH????

oooo you will pay for this :mad:

😉
moon

[barand]

I was right then?