creating text files using php

[itsonlybarney]

i've heard that you can create files on your server using php....wat is the function to do that and are there any special rules that need to be followed....

[itsonlybarney]

i know how to add text to a text file as i just found out.....but can data be edited and how can u create the file??

[buddie_coder]

You can open a file in 'x' or 'x+' mode to create a new file and write in it.

$handle = fopen("file.txt", "x");

This would fail if are trying to open an existing file.

[Fou-Lu]

A standard w or w+ (b) should allow you to create the file as well, and won't give you an error if it already exists.