RandolphWillems

With the help of this post and another friend explaining me in detail, we all managed to get it working , as a reference I will post the final code and is available for those that need it, passing on the knowledge as well . I thank you Ch0cu3r and Hansford, you guys have been great help. <?php if(isset($_POST['submit'])){ //collect form data $location = $_POST['location']; $ID = $_POST['ID']; $section = $_POST['section']; //check name is set if($location ==''){ $error[] = 'Name is required'; } //if no errors carry on if(!isset($error)){ $list = array( 'location','ID','section', $location, $ID, $section, ); # set the file name and create CSV file $my_file_name = ("$location$ID$section.cvs"); $file = fopen("$my_file_name", "w"); foreach($list as $line){ fputcsv($file,explode(',',$line),','); } fclose($file); } } //if their are errors display them if(isset($error)){ foreach($error as $error){ echo "<p style='color:#ff0000'>$error</p>"; } } ?> <form action='' method='post'> <p><label>Location:</label><br><input type='text' name='location' value=''></p> <p><label>ID:</label><br><input type='text' name='ID' value=''></p> <p><label>Section:</label><br><input type='text' name='section' value=''></p> <p><input type='submit' name='submit' value='Submit'></p> </form>

<?php if(isset($_POST['submit'])){ //collect form data $location = $_POST['location']; $ID = $_POST['ID']; $section = $_POST['section']; //check name is set if($location ==''){ $error[] = 'Name is required'; } //if no errors carry on if(!isset($error)){ # Title of the CSV $Content = "location, ID, section\n"; //set the data of the CSV $Content .= "$location, $ID, $section\n"; # set the file name and create CSV file $my_file = ("$location$ID$section.cvs"); $handle = fopen("$my_file", "w") or die('Cannot open file: '.$my_file); header('Content-Type: application/csv'); header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="' . $FileName . '"'); echo $Content; exit(); } } //if their are errors display them if(isset($error)){ foreach($error as $error){ echo "<p style='color:#ff0000'>$error</p>"; } } ?> <form action='' method='post'> <p><label>Location:</label><br><input type='text' name='location' value=''></p> <p><label>ID:</label><br><input type='text' name='ID' value=''></p> <p><label>Section:</label><br><input type='text' name='section' value=''></p> <p><input type='submit' name='submit' value='Submit'></p> </form> I have wrote a .php file which is a form with 3 different fields, in these fields I want to write entries which lateron will be submitted into a .csv generating a csv file on my server with the name of the entries. The issue is that the file is not being generated on my server. With the current code the entries are being recognized and being placed in the filename of the csv. The point is not to make it downloadable sinds I want to have it on my webserver and keep editing information in it. My code is top of this post. My .php file replies that: Cannot open file: BOD10Buffer.csv Pardon my sloppy code everyone, I am not really a person that codes but this "form" may save me a lot of time in the longrun, just difficult and I am asking for help on this. Is there anyone that may be kind enough to help me? and as to what I might be doing wrong? All help is much appreciated!