Without db!

[Anon]

Hi there!

I have to do a simple site, with a list of products. But that list may be atualized, and so I want to record the info in a txt file, without using a db.

How can I do the input and output procedures?
How does it work in PHP?

Thanks!

[Anon]

Look for filesystem functions in the PHP manual. There's all you need to deal with files.

http://www.zend.com/manual/ref.filesystem.php

[Anon]

Here is some detail:
1. Create the text file.
2. Add unique identifier to that file (#end)
3. Use filesystem fuctions to open the file.
4. Use ereg_replace function to find and replace your identifier.
5. Save the file.

<?php
$myTextfile = "/path/to/textfile";
$myTextfilesize = filesize($myTextfile);
$myIndex = fopen($myTextfile,"r+") or die ("file $myTextfile not available");

$textfileContent = fread($myIndex,$myTextfilesize) or die ("cannot read $myTextfile");
$newContent = ereg_replace("#end","$newData #end",$textfileContent);
fput($myIndex,$newContent);
fclose($myIndex);
?>

If any mistakes, check the syntax.