[Resolved] Basic File Creation

[davidjam]

I am a total newbie with php file functions. I just want to create a file in a directory! 😕

$content = " .. ";
$file = fopen("css/style.css","x");
fwrite($file,$content);
fclose($file);

I get this error:

Warning: fopen(css/style_base.css): failed to open stream: Permission denied ..

Any help? (also where for a great beginner tutorial on php file manipulation?) Thanks!

[Kudose]

Try using the absolute path and make sure that you have write permissions set to that directory.

i.e.

$abs = "/home/user/public_html/";
$content = "...";
$file = fopen($abs."css/style.css", "x");
fwrite($file, $contents);
fclose($file);

http://www.phpfreaks.com and http://us3.php.net/manual/en/index.php are both great resources.

[davidjam]

Thanks kudos!

Well as it turned out I had to adjust the permissions on the folder, AND I had to change the mode parameter to "w" instead of "x". But I kept the path the same as in my original example (relative).

Thank you again. 🙂