Write File + Checkbox

[chugger93]

I have this script with like 10 or so textareas. So when you click on submit, they write to a file for a web ticker. However, I wanna be able to back up each individual one. So what I want is a checkbox next to each one, and when u hit a backup button, it will backup ONLY the ones that are checked.

I have some code already, but It needs to be remodifed, big time. Any help on this? Shouldnt be too hard and Im new!

Screenshot included of the admin backend.

PHP code for the backup button trigger

<?

include("conf.php");

$textarea[1] = "$sent1"; 
$textarea[2] = "$sent2"; 
$textarea[3] = "$sent3"; 
$textarea[4] = "$sent4"; 
$textarea[5] = "$sent5"; 
$textarea[6] = "$sent6"; 
$textarea[7] = "$sent7";
$textarea[8] = "$sent8";
$textarea[9] = "$sent9";
$textarea[10] = "$sent10";
$textarea[11] = "$sent11";
$textarea[12] = "$sent12";
$textarea[13] = "$sent13";
$textarea[14] = "$sent14";

$counttextareas = count($textarea); 
$array = array(); 

FOR($i = 1; $i <= $counttextareas; $i++) { 
  array_push($array, $textarea[$i]); 

$today = date("F-d-Y");

$filename = $today.".ticker_archive.html";
$path = "C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/bna-intranet/ticker_archive/";
$somecontent =  "<table><tr><td><font face=\"$fontstyle\" color=\"$fontcolor\" size=\"$fontsize\">".$textarea[$i]."</font></tr></tr></table><br />";


// Let's make sure the file exists and is writable first.

   // In our example we're opening $filename in append mode.
   // The file pointer is at the bottom of the file hence 
   // that's where $somecontent will go when we fwrite() it.
   if (!$handle = fopen($filename, 'a')) {
         echo "Cannot open file ($filename)";
         exit;
   }

   if (fwrite($handle, $somecontent) === FALSE) {
       echo "Cannot write to file ($filename)";
       exit;
   }

  echo "<p align='left'><b>Successfully</b>, wrote (<font face=\"$fontstyle\" color=\"$fontcolor\">". strip_tags($somecontent) ."</font>) to file<br />";
   fclose($handle);                   

  }

[zapa]

html:
<input type="checkbox" name="cb_text1">

php:
<?PHP
if (isset($_post[''cb_text1'])) {
// update database code here
}

?>

[chugger93]

So Im not using an array then? Would I just write like 14 if statements then for the 14 text areas?

[chugger93]

any help?! Im sooo close

<input type='checkbox' name='check[]' value='$sent1'>  

<input type='checkbox' name='check[]' value='$sent2'>  

<?
include("conf.php");

$check[1] = "$sent1";
$check[2] = "$sent2";

$today = date("F-d-Y");

$filename = $today.".ticker_archive.html";
$path = "C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/bna-intranet/ticker_archive/";
$somecontent =  "<table><tr><td><font face=\"$fontstyle\" color=\"$fontcolor\" size=\"$fontsize\">".$value[$i]."</font></tr></tr></table><br />";


if(isset($_POST['check'])) { 
  // iterate through all of the checked boxes 
  foreach($_POST['check'] as $key => $value) { 

echo 'Its value is: ' . $value . ".<br/>\n"; 



// Let's make sure the file exists and is writable first.

   // In our example we're opening $filename in append mode.
   // The file pointer is at the bottom of the file hence 
   // that's where $somecontent will go when we fwrite() it.
   if (!$handle = fopen($filename, 'a')) {
         echo "Cannot open file ($filename)";
         exit;
   }

   if (fwrite($handle, $somecontent) === FALSE) {
       echo "Cannot write to file ($filename)";
       exit;
   }

  echo "<p align='left'><b>Successfully</b>, wrote (<font face=\"$fontstyle\" color=\"$fontcolor\">". strip_tags($somecontent) ."</font>) to file<br />";
   fclose($handle);                   



echo "<br /><br /><br /><br />"; 

// Copies the file over to another directory

  if (!copy($filename, $path.$filename)) {
   echo "Failed to copy $filename...<br />\n"; 
} else {
echo "Your file <u>$filename</u> has been copied too $path<br /><br />\n"; }

// After the file has been copied, it gets deleted

if (file_exists($filename))  

    {  

         unlink($filename); 

}else{  
    echo ("$filename could not be found!"); 
}  






  } 
} else { 
  echo "No boxes are checked!<br/>\n"; 
} 


?>

[zapa]

soo.. whats the error on your code you get? or part stuck at?

[chugger93]

It doesnt write the variables to the file

see screenshot

[chugger93]

Ok this is my code again, now Im really stuck. It writes the variables to the file, but not the correct ones, and not any of the ones you even check.

<?
include("conf.php");


$check[1] = "$sent1";
$check[2] = "$sent2";
$check[3] = "$sent3";
$check[4] = "$sent4";
$check[5] = "$sent5";
$check[6] = "$sent6";
$check[7] = "$sent7";
$check[8] = "$sent8";
$check[9] = "$sent9";
$check[10] = "$sent10";
$check[11] = "$sent11";
$check[12] = "$sent12";
$check[13] = "$sent13";
$check[14] = "$sent14";


if(isset($_POST['check'])) { 



$countcheckareas = count($check); 
$array = array(); 


FOR($i = 1; $i <= $countcheckareas; $i++) { 
  array_push($array, $check[$i]); 


  // iterate through all of the checked boxes 
  foreach($_POST['check'] as $key => $value) { 

$today = date("F-d-Y");
$filename = $today.".ticker_archive.html";
$path = "C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/bna-intranet/ticker_archive/";

$somecontent =  "<table><tr><td><font face=\"$fontstyle\" color=\"$fontcolor\" size=\"$fontsize\">".$check[$i]."</font></tr></tr></table><br />";

}



// Let's make sure the file exists and is writable first.

   // In our example we're opening $filename in append mode.
   // The file pointer is at the bottom of the file hence 
   // that's where $somecontent will go when we fwrite() it.
   if (!$handle = fopen($filename, 'a')) {
         echo "Cannot open file ($filename)";
         exit;
   }

   if (fwrite($handle, $somecontent) === FALSE) {
       echo "Cannot write to file ($filename)";
       exit;
   }

  echo "<p align='left'><b>Successfully</b>, wrote (<font face=\"$fontstyle\" color=\"$fontcolor\">". strip_tags($somecontent) ."</font>) to file<br />";
   fclose($handle);                   

 }

echo "<br /><br /><br /><br />"; 

// Copies the file over to another directory

  if (!copy($filename, $path.$filename)) {
   echo "Failed to copy $filename...<br />\n"; 
} else {
echo "Your file <u>$filename</u> has been copied too $path<br /><br />\n"; }

// After the file has been copied, it gets deleted

if (file_exists($filename))  

    {  

         unlink($filename); 

}else{  
    echo ("$filename could not be found!"); 
}  





} else { 
  echo "No boxes are checked!<br/>\n"; 
} 


?>

[zapa]

few things,

1) could be you are re setting the Post value at top of your script to $sent1.. meaning thatever send from last page no longer is $check[1] in middel of yoru script.

why not just do..

if(isset($_POST['check'])) {  

for ($i=1; $i<= 14; $i++) {

if (isset($check[$i]) {
// run code here for actions.
}

}

}