edit flatfile can somebody try this code

hi, im trying out this code to get the content from a flatfile and it works but
after submitting it dont change the content

can somebody take a look at this code or try it together with a flat filet o see if it works
/ thanks Lisa

<?php
if ($changefile) {
$slash = stripslashes($_POST['filetest']);
$filetochange = "http://yoursite.com/file.txt ";
$filetochangeOpen = fopen($filetochange,"w") or die ("Error editing.");
fputs($filetochangeOpen,$slash);
fclose($filetochangeOpen) or die ("Error Closing File!");
}
?>
<form method=post action="">

<textarea rows="40" cols="60" name="filetest">
<?
// Implode CSS
$filetochange = "http://yoursite.com/file.txt";
print (implode("",file($filetochange)));
?>
</textarea><br />

<br />
<input type="submit" value="Change File" name="changefile">
</form>

You would be able to write to file if it was on the local file system and had permissions for writing. You would be unable to write to a file if you open it over HTTP. The corresponding wrapper does not support writing (http://www.php.net/manual/en/wrappers.http.php).

ok but how do they mean this code should be used then?
i got this for another forum and they say this code can be used to update
flatfiles through php

ok but how do they mean this code should be used then?
i got this for another forum and they say this code can be used to update
flatfiles through php

Answer:
You would be able to write to file if it was on the local file system and had permissions for writing.

You're not accessing the local file system when you're using http.

so what would i need to do make it writable

Are you trying to write to a file located at the same server where the script is run ? Then use local file system path instead of URL. If the file has write permissions (for the user under which PHP works), you would be able to write to it.

Under *nix it could be something like this:

$filetochangeOpen = fopen("/home/myfolder/file.txt", "w");


Under Windows it could be something like this:

$filetochangeOpen = fopen("C:\\myfolder\\file.txt", "w");

thanks for the replies, does it matter if i use the www path or the local path when i use the local path i get failed to open stream but when i use the www path i get the content from the text file. the problem is that it wont write to the file . the txt file is chmod to 777

Try to check that your local path to file is correct. You could check it e.g. with file_exists() (http://php.net/file_exists).

thanks i will try it, maybe the search path is the problem

could you confirm if the code works for you , if you got time that is

If I change the line

if ($changefile) {

to

if ($_POST['changefile']) {

and change the path in fopen() to local file system path, then saving works.

I would recommend to change that condition in case you have register_globals off (as I do).

ok thanks alot
hi just to clarify its the absolute path i should use?

thanks alot skd, found out the absolute path now it works good

You are always welcome.

I tested with relative. In the production environment I would probably use absolute ...