Write to php file with php script or create new file, it is possible?

Oskare100

Hello,
I've a config.php file that contains the following:
$dbhost = "localhost";
$dbuname = "root";
$dbpass = "";
$dbname = "test";
$prefix = "test";
$user_prefix = "test";
$dbtype = "MySQL";

And I've a script that gives these variables right values/texts. The problem is that I can't figure out how to insert the new values into the config.php file without having to open it manually and insert the text myself (I'm working on a installation script). Is it possible to insert the right values into the config.php file without editing it manually?

So for example the $dbname = "test"; is changed to the value I writed in the installation script like for example $dbname = "right";.

Or is it possible to just create a new config file with the variables from the script? (the script creates a new config file with the things I want)?

Best Regards
Oskar R

drew010

if you use [man]fopen[/man] to open the file, the mode w+ will open the file and if it has anything in it, it gets erased, or creates the file if it doesnt exist. you could then write the new config values out to the file.

Oskare100

Hello,
Sorry if I've got it wrong but I tried this (and I changed to 777 for config.php):

<?php 
$dbhost = "localhost1";
$dbuname = "test0";
$dbpass = "test";
$dbname = "test2";
$prefix = "test3";
$user_prefix = "test4";
$dbtype = "MySQL22";

$string = '<?php  

$dbhost = "'. $_POST["dbhost"]. '"; 
$dbuname = "'. $_POST["dbuname"]. '"; 
$dbpass = "'. $_POST["dbpass"]. '"; 
$dbname = "'. $_POST["dbname"]. '"; 
$prefix = "'. $_POST["prefix"]. '"; 
$user_prefix = "'. $_POST["user_prefix"]. '"; 
$dbtype = "'. $_POST["dbtype"]. '"; 
?>'; 

$fp = fopen("config.php", "w"); 
fwrite($fp, $string); 
fclose($fp); 
?>

It wrote this to config.php:

<?php   

$dbhost = "";  

$dbuname = "";  

$dbpass = "";  

$dbname = "";  

$prefix = "";  

$user_prefix = "";  

$dbtype = "";  

?>

How should I do?

Best Regards
Oskar R

drew010

try print_r($_POST); in the setup file to make sure you are using the right values and receiving anything at all