exporting to a specific folder on server

[netfrugal]

Below outputs data to any folder ($PATHFILE) I specify:

$query = "SELECT * INTO OUTFILE '$PATHFILE' FROM customers";
$result = mysql_query($query);

However, I want to export this code's output to any server folder I specify too. But it seems to be only for downloading to my Desktop:

    

$sql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM customers");  // select shippable products only!
	while($row = mysql_fetch_array($sql))
	{
		$contents.=$row['firstName']."\t";  

		$contents.=$row['lastName']."\t";  

		$contents.=$row['address1'] ."\t";
		$contents.=$row['address2'] ."\t";
		$contents.=$row['city']."\t";
		$contents.=$row['state']."\t";
		$contents.=$row['zip']."\t";
		$contents.=$row['country']."\t";
		$contents.=$row['phone']."\n";
	}
	header("Content-type: application/x-msdownload");
	header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=customers.txt");
	header("Pragma: no-cache");
	header("Expires: 0");
    print "$contents";  	

I don't mind the first, but I would like more flexibility with the outputs.
Am I able to auto-save the second code to folders on the server?

thanks

[nemonoman]

[man]fopen[/man] a file on the server.
[man]fwrite[/man] the contents of each row returned.
[man]fclose[/man] the file.