Editing Files

[azaonline]

Hi All,

 

im new to using php, and with help from a few friends im starting to pick it up what im trying to do is create a page that is able to read lines and values from a ini file and modfy them using pull down menus and text boxes. is this possable to do with php or do i need cgi?

 

Aaron

[Caesar]

Any particular reason why you'd be using .ini files for this?

 

Also, yes, you can use PHP to write to files using something like a series dropdowns. In my opinion that's kind of clumsy and definitely want something like that limited by implementation of a user/account system.

[azaonline]

im trying to create a web based editor to make changes to a ini file for a server. using this option will make the config for the end user easy if there are a series of pull down menus to choose options

[Caesar]

If this is your server, then it's possible. Otherwise, the default settings may not allow a PHP script to access a file that isn't in a public folder. If the use of site/user based php.ini files is enabled, then it should be easy.

[azaonline]

Yes it is my server, running linux. what is this called, is there any docs on this? where do i start?  Help!

 

Thanks,

 

Aaron

[Caesar]

Not for this specifically....I doubt it. But to do something like that would require only a basic to intermediate understanding of PHP and HTML. You'll want to look into fopen() and fwrite() and understand how paths work, relative to where you are on the server. Knowing that, you should be able to write your code with no problem.

[trq]

parse_ini_file might also come in handy.