fopen fwrite fclose help

deltaforce229

i keep getting this error and i dont know how to fix it. also i cant get the $post to add to the $path to a new line. can someone help me. im usuing php4

Warning: fopen(data.txt): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/godscla/public_html/forums/downloads.php on line 7

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/godscla/public_html/forums/downloads.php on line 10

Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/godscla/public_html/forums/downloads.php on line 11

$path = 'data.txt';

$id = $_GET['id'];

$fp = (fopen($path, "\r\n"));
$post = 'a file has been downloaded';

fwrite($fp, $post);
fclose($fp);

laserlight

The problem is with your fopen() call. The mode "\r\n" doesnt exist.
You should read the PHP Manual on [man]fopen/man.
The code would look something like:

$post = 'a file has been downloaded';
$path = 'data.txt';
if ($fp = fopen($path, 'w')) {
	fwrite($fp, $post);
	fclose($fp);
}

bretticus

$path = 'data.txt';

$id = $_GET['id'];

$fp = (fopen($path, "\r\n"));
$post = 'a file has been downloaded';

fwrite($fp, $post);
fclose($fp);

Use an absolute path for your datafile. For example, is data.txt in the same folder as your php script? For php file functions, remember that any path argument is NOT relative to the virtual root. You can use the variable $DOCUMENT_ROOT however to inject the absolute path (filesystem path) to your Web server virtual root.

Example: (IF your file to open is in your virtual root!)

$path = $DOCUMENT_ROOT . 'data.txt';

Where you have used '\r\n', this is for the file open mode for fopen function. I have no clue what you are trying to set it as (looks like you have it confused as nifty place to insert a carriage return.) This should be 'a' only. This tells the function to open the file for writing only and place the cursor at the end. If you use:

$post = 'a file has been downloaded\n';

with a nice newline after it, the cursor should always be placed on a brandnew line (you can try without the newline, the 'a' option may just do it for you. Try 'em both.)

laserlight

with a nice newline after it

The slight problem with your example is that the string is delimited by single quotes, so it wont be a newline but a literal string '\n'.

the 'a' option may just do it for you

It shouldnt.

deltaforce229

thanks guys i got some information from a friend before that \r\n was a mode and thanks for that $path = $DOCUMENT_ROOT . 'data.txt';

bretticus

The slight problem with your example is that the string is delimited by single quotes, so it wont be a newline but a literal string '\n'.

Yeah, I copied deltaforce229's post. I always use double quotes and didn't notice. Thanks for the correction.

deltaforce229,

Glad you got it working how you need it to.