[Resolved] Simple php code having problem accessing a txt file.

masood131

Here is my code: I used copy and paste, so what you see here is what I have in my file.

My Code in its entirety:

<?php
//create short variable name
$DOCUMENT_ROOT = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
?>
<html>
<head>
<title>Bob's auto Parts - Customer Orders</title>
</head>

<body>
<h1>Bob's Auto Parts</h1>
<h2>Customer Order</h2>

<?php
@$fp = fopen("$DOCUMENT_ROOT/../orders/orders.txt", 'r');

if(!$fp)
{
echo '<p><strong>No orders pending.'.
'Please try again later.</strong></p></body></html>';
exit;
}

while(!feof($fp))
{
$order= fgets($fp, 999);
echo $order. '<br>';
}

fclose($fp);

?>
</body>
</html>

My output on Internet Explorer Browser:

Bob's Auto Parts
Customer Order

My orders.txt file, so you know that it is not empty: one record in all

16:58, 10th March 1 tires 2 oil 3 spark plugs $132.00 142 Clark St. Apt#6 San Rafael, CA 94901

ty
masood

paulnaj

Hmm, that seems all ok.

Try turning on all errors, notices and warnings. Put this line ...

error_reporting(E_ALL);

... at the top of your script and see if you get any messages.

Paul.

Installer

I already showed you this. Change this line:

@$fp = fopen("$DOCUMENT_ROOT/../orders/orders.txt", 'r');

to:

$fp = @fopen("$DOCUMENT_ROOT/../orders/orders.txt", 'r');

Or, even better:

$fp = fopen("$DOCUMENT_ROOT/../orders/orders.txt", 'r');

masood131

Hi Paul, installer

Paul, I placed the error code as you asked me, but I am still getting the same exact result as I posted above, no difference.

<?php
//create short variable name
$DOCUMENT_ROOT = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
error_reporting(E_ALL);
?>

installer, sorry I did change it this time. The book I am going with uses "@" as you saw me use it, but I have since changed it after you asked me for the second time. However, as you mentioned before it still does not solve my problem of showing me my "orders.txt" file.

I wonder if anyone else running this code is getting the same result?

ty
masood

thorpe

put this at the TOP of the script.

error_reporting(E_ALL);

inside of php of course. and as for the '@', get rid of it completely. it supresses errors, so if your meant to be getting an error it is being stopped.

with any luck we should then be able to figure out your problem.

masood131

Hi Thrope,

Paul already suggested that, and that is what I did. I placed error_reporting(E_ALL); inside my script and no different output.

As for the (@), I have have a feeling if installer sees it in my cose he will disassemble it all together, so I took it out. No worries.

ty for looking at my code. At this point I am looking for an act of god.

masood

Installer

🙂

Installer

My suggestion is to change this line:

$fp = fopen("$DOCUMENT_ROOT/../orders/orders.txt", 'r');

to:

$fp = fopen("./orders.txt", 'r');

and put "orders.txt" in the same directory as your script, just for debugging. If it works (its should, because it works for me), you'll know the problem is either in your path specification or directory permissions. Then you can go from there.

masood131

Hi Installer,

Well, the issue is resolved. I tried your changes, and it worked. Maybe you can walk me through this. I still don't understand what happened.

First of all the problem was that I wrote my code in windows notepad, and it was saved with the ".txt" extension. I changed the ".txt" to ".php" and walla, it worked. so, I have to save all php files with ".php" if my editor does not do it for me?

Second, I tried running the "vieworder.php" twice. Once with the line of code I had:
$fp = fopen("$DOCUMENT_ROOT/../orders/orders.txt", 'r');

The result was:

Bob's Auto Parts
Customer Order
No orders pending.Please try again later.

but I do have a file called "orders.txt", which I used

$fp = fopen("$DOCUMENT_ROOT/../orders/orders.txt", 'ab');

to write to it. Why does not this line of code work? I copied it from the book I am reading.

The good news is your line of code works :

$fp = fopen("./orders.txt", 'r');

and I learned a different way of accessing my file. Can you explain to me why I am having problem with the way my book is instructing me please.

ty
masood