[SOLVED] New Page

[s1yman]

Is PHP able to create a new page on an ftp server, for example using data from a form?

 

Thanks in advance.

[BioBob]

Not directly. Thats a limitation of FTP not php.  A not so easy workaround would be to have php generate the file locally, then ftp it up.

[s1yman]

I see, not going to be the easiest of scripts though is it?

[s1yman]

Does anyone else have any ideas, or care to help me with a script? Please! 

[DarkWater]

Well, PHP definitely can.  You'd probably do something like:

 

//here's where you put together the file stuff

$file = 'something' . 'something' . 2 * 2;

//etc

$fname = str_replace('.', '_', (string) (microtime(true) . '_' . rand()));

//really unique filename, lol.  so there's no overwriting incase the script is ran twice in a row or something

file_put_contents($fname, $file);

//connect to ftp and transfer $fname over, at which point you can rename it and stuff to something usable

[s1yman]

Thanks for the help mate .. but I'm complete w*nk at this, so any chance you could break that down for me a bit more please?

 

Thanks

[DarkWater]

Well, firstly, you'd want to assemble your file data.  Like, what you want in the file.

 

$file="Name: {$_POST['name']}

Email: {$_POST['email']}";

 

Or whatever you want the file to be.  Then, you create a unique filename for it so it's not overwritten by accident.

$fname = str_replace('.', '_', (string) (microtime(true) . '_' . rand()));

That's more unique than you'll ever need.

 

Then, you save that file data to a LOCAL file for uploading:

file_put_contents($fname, $file);

 

Then, you upload to the FTP server with PHP's FTP functions.  Read up on the manual for how to use them (I'm not sure which ones you're going to need because I'm not sure what you're actually doing).  It's a relatively straightforward process. Then, if you want, you can delete the local file:

unlink($fname);

[Jabop]

$filename=strtotime(NOW);

 

how's that for unique?

[DarkWater]

$filename=strtotime(NOW);

 

how's that for unique?

 

Mines uniquer-er.   Especially if the script is accessed at the same time or something. xD

[s1yman]

thanks mate, I'll give that a go