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Ginerjm Thank you for all your help in guiding me toward my goal. I do not believe I asked for anyone to do this for me. Ignace Yes the tftp server is on the same server as the PHP code. I will check out those functions. Thanks

I have not explained the ful scope of my project. What I need is to create these config files for the phones on a LAMP based VoIP phone system. the installer needs to be able to "create" the templates and then assign them to the phone files. ALL the programming for the phone system is done from a webserver on the phone system itself. The phones when they boot up look for a TFTP server and query it for the file based on the MAC address of the phone. The phone then downloads the file and is configured by that file.

ginerjm, I do have some limited experience in setting up a dB and some PHP writing. I will take your comments to heart and start on the process of designing it and then implementing it. I was looking for some guidance for just manipulating and editing a text file. But clearly that is getting the cart before the horse. Thank you

I need to create config files for IP based phones. There are several different models from the same manufacturer. The file structure is pretty simple for all models, just some differences in how many buttons, etc. IE: Button6 = BLF Button6value = 103 etc. I want to start out with a template of ALL the different settings an use PHP to change the variables. I also need to inject a username & password into the file for each specific phone with the name of the file being the MAC address of the phone. I know some PHP, but this is beyone my skill set. Can anyone provide a simple example of how I can do this ? What I have to work with is a LAMP system based on Centos6. Thanks in advance for any help