txt file(flat database) formatting

[eli03]

Hello guys,

How will i do txt formatting like this. the current date is at the top
date.txt

05/16/04
test1

05/15/04
test2

05/14/04
test3

Normally,

05/14/04
test1

05/15/04
test2

05/16/04
test3

this is the code i use w/c display the second example.

@extract($_POST); 
if(is_writable('data.txt')) 
{ 
$fp = fopen('data.txt','a'); 
$filename=$_POST['filename'];
$message=$_POST['post'];
$date=date('m/d/y');
$content ="$date
$filename
$message

"
; 
fwrite($fp,$content); 
fclose($fp); 
} 
else 
{ 
echo'File is not writable'; 
}

?>

[sidney]

you need to read the contents of the file and append it to the new info the write to file all info over writing exsisting

 $file="data.txt";
@extract($_POST);  

if(is_writable($file))  

{
$content=""; 
$filecontent=file_get_contents($file);
if($filecontent)
{
$date=date('m/d/y'); 
$content.=$date."\n";
$content.=$filename."\n";
$content.=$message ."\n\n";
$content.=$filecontent;
$fp = fopen($file,'w');  

flock($fp,2);
fwrite($fp,$content);
flock($fp,3);
}
}
else  

{  

echo'File is not writable';  

}  

[eli03]

thanks sidney🙂