Simple Mini Profile Script..Coding Question

[andrewmay67]

Hey.
I'm trying to edit this so I can add a second set and even maybe a third set of check boxes so it will show up in the textfile as a new entry... Kind of like using it as a survey script so that there would be a question then the check boxes and then move onto the next set... Any suggestions how I do this?

<FORM ACTION="<?=$PHP_SELF; ?>" METHOD="post"> 
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="write_file" VALUE="yes"> 
<INPUT TYPE=checkbox NAME="ckbox1" VALUE="Box 1"> Box 1<BR> 
<INPUT TYPE=checkbox NAME="ckbox2" VALUE="Box 2"> Box 2<BR> 
<INPUT TYPE=checkbox NAME="ckbox3" VALUE="Box 3"> Box 3<BR> 
<P> 
<INPUT TYPE=submit> 
</FORM> 

<? 
if ($write_file == "yes") { 
$text = $ckbox1.$ckbox2.$ckbox3; 
$filename="textfile.txt"; 
$file = fopen($filename, "w"); 
fputs($file, $text); 
fclose($file); 
} 
?> 

Any help would be appreciated!

--Andrew

[vaaaska]

Make arrays out of them...easier, cleaner and more fun!!!!!!

<FORM ACTION="<?=$PHP_SELF;_?>" METHOD="post">

<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="write_file" VALUE="yes">

<INPUT TYPE=checkbox NAME="ckbox1[]" VALUE="1"> Box 1<BR> 
<INPUT TYPE=checkbox NAME="ckbox1[]" VALUE="2"> Box 2<BR> 
<INPUT TYPE=checkbox NAME="ckbox1[]" VALUE="3"> Box 3<BR> 

<INPUT TYPE=checkbox NAME="ckbox2[]" VALUE="1"> Box 1<BR> 
<INPUT TYPE=checkbox NAME="ckbox2[]" VALUE="2"> Box 2<BR> 
<INPUT TYPE=checkbox NAME="ckbox2[]" VALUE="3"> Box 3<BR> 

<INPUT TYPE=submit> 
</FORM> 

Then all your stuff fits into a nice package as 'chbox1[]' and you can grab it and make use of some simple array tools...explode, implode, whatever you need...

Or, something like that... 😉

[andrewmay67]

I updated that but all that shows up in the text file is Array Array
instead of a number etc?

[Frederick]

if (is_array($ckbox1)) {
    foreach ($ckbox1 as $value) {
        fputs($file, $value);
    }
}
if (is_array($ckbox2)) {
    foreach ($ckbox2 as $value) {
        fputs($file, $value);
    }
}

[andrewmay67]

I put this

<FORM ACTION="<?=$PHP_SELF;_?>" METHOD="post"> 

<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="write_file" VALUE="yes"> 

<INPUT TYPE=checkbox NAME="ckbox1[]" VALUE="1"> Box 1<BR> 
<INPUT TYPE=checkbox NAME="ckbox1[]" VALUE="2"> Box 2<BR> 
<INPUT TYPE=checkbox NAME="ckbox1[]" VALUE="3"> Box 3<BR> 
<br><br>
<INPUT TYPE=checkbox NAME="ckbox2[]" VALUE="1"> Box 1<BR> 
<INPUT TYPE=checkbox NAME="ckbox2[]" VALUE="2"> Box 2<BR> 
<INPUT TYPE=checkbox NAME="ckbox2[]" VALUE="3"> Box 3<BR> 

<INPUT TYPE=submit> 
</FORM> 

<? 
if ($write_file == "yes") {   

$filename="textfile.txt";  

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

fputs($file, $text);  

fclose($file);  

}
if (is_array($ckbox1)) { 
    foreach ($ckbox1 as $value) { 
        fputs($file, $value); 
    } 
} 
if (is_array($ckbox2)) { 
    foreach ($ckbox2 as $value) { 
        fputs($file, $value); 
    } 
}
?> 

But it gives me this error....
Warning: fputs(): 2 is not a valid stream resource in /home/nevanmed/public_html/test2.php on line 30

what am I doing wrong with this, it should be so simple lol!

[Frederick]

you closed your path to the file before the arrays.

<?php  

if ($write_file == "yes") {    

    $filename="textfile.txt";   

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

    if (is_array($ckbox1)) {  

        foreach ($ckbox1 as $value) {  

            fputs($file, $value);  

        }  

    }  

    if (is_array($ckbox2)) {  

        foreach ($ckbox2 as $value) {  

            fputs($file, $value);  

        }  

    }
    fclose($file);
}
?>