Edit php file online

slimjim

Can anyone tell me why, I can edit a txt file fine, and I can't even get a php file to show up in textarea at all. The minute i put in <? or ?> in, i have issues...

	if($action == "change"){

$var11 = stripslashes( $news2 );

$file="../news2.php";

$fileopen=fopen ("$file","w");

fputs($fileopen, "$var11");
fclose($fileopen);

$res="$file has been saved <a href=\"main.php\">Go back</a>";
}
?>

<? echo $res;?>
<form method=post action=editnews2.php?action=change>
<textarea name="news2" rows="10" cols="70">
<?php
require("../news2.php");
?>
</textarea><br><br>
<input type="submit" name=" Submit " value="Submit">
</form>

Installer

Try:

echo file_get_contents("../news2.php");

instead of:

require("../news2.php");

slimjim

Call to undefined function: file_get_contents()

To use that you need something newer.

I need to use something else. Cause LIke I said, I have no problem txt files showing up. So it has to be something diff.

Installer

Then do something like:

$fp = fopen('../news2.php', 'r');
$str = fread($fp, filesize('../news2.php'));
fclose($fp);
echo $str;

The idea is to put the contents into a string, to use "echo" instead of "require()". I know you have no problem with a txt file showing up. But we're not dealing with a txt file here.

Edit: Corrected code syntax. And it works for me.

slimjim

Ok this is sorta working. I can get the file to show up in txt area if i put that code above the if($action == "change"){
But then it will not save. If I leave it where it is at like below, it will not show up.

	if($action == "change"){
$fp = fopen('../news2.php', 'r'); 
$str = fread($fp, filesize('../news2.php')); 
fclose($fp); 
//echo $str;

$res="$file has been saved <a href=\"main.php\">Go back</a>";
}
?>

<? echo $res;?>
<form method=post action=editnews2.php?action=change>
<textarea name="news2" rows="10" cols="70">
<?php
echo $str;
?>
</textarea><br><br>
<input type="submit" name=" Submit " value="Submit">
</form>
<? echo $str; ?>

Installer

This works for me:

<?php
if($action == "change"){ 
    $var11 = stripslashes( $news2 ); 
    $file="../news2.php"; 
    $fileopen=fopen ("$file","w"); 
    fputs($fileopen, "$var11"); 
    fclose($fileopen); 
    $res="$file has been saved <a href=\"main.php\">Go back</a>"; 
} 
echo $res;
?> 
<form method=post action=editnews2.php?action=change> 
<textarea name="news2" rows="10" cols="70"> 
<?php 
$fp = fopen('news2.php', 'r');
$str = fread($fp, filesize('news2.php'));
fclose($fp);
echo $str;
?> 
</textarea><br><br> 
<input type="submit" name=" Submit " value="Submit"> 
</form>

slimjim

Can you explaine to me why that worked and the other didn't ? A little confused.

Installer

I'll see if I can explain it clearly and accurately.

It has to do with how the server, the php interpreter, and the browser, in turn, handle a file. When a file is included from php, the server parses that file as html until an opening php tag is encountered. Since the server is still in control, the php is interpreted and the output is then sent as html. The browser, which has the job of interpreting html, does so when it receives the output.

Even a plain text file is considered as normal html text by the server when included. Also, a browser will display anything between "<textarea>" and "</textarea>" exactly as it is received, i.e. without interpreting it. That's why your script displayed the text as you wanted it displayed.

By reading the .php file into a string and sending the string instead of php output to the browser we are able to have the php script itself displayed.

Examples:

<textarea rows="10" cols="70"> 
<?php 
echo 2 + 2;
?> 
</textarea>

displays "4".

<textarea rows="10" cols="70"> 
<?php 
$php_str = '2 + 2';
echo $php_str;
?> 
</textarea>

displays "2 + 2".

<textarea rows="10" cols="70">
<b>Textarea display</b>
</textarea>

displays "<b>Textarea display</b>".

Sorry for the muddled explanation. Maybe someone else can clarify or correct some points.

slimjim

Well I just noticed now, that it leaves white space at top and bottom, Now I know it isnt there, but it is when viewing and saving.

slimjim

Now I tried the below with the trim and that still leaves white space on top and bottom.

<form method=post action=editnews2.php?action=change> 
<textarea name="news2" rows="10" cols="70"> 
<?php  

$fp = fopen('news2.php', 'r'); 
$str = fread($fp, filesize('news2.php'));
$trimmedTextString = trim($str);
fclose($fp); 
echo $trimmedTextString; 
?>  

</textarea><br><br> 
<input type="submit" name=" Submit " value="Submit"> 
</form>