[SOLVED] How to create a file in a specific directory?

[ballhogjoni]

I am using fopen() to create a file on my local server, but it seems to not be working. What am I doing wrong?

 

code:

$fh = fopen('local/path/to/file/test.csv','w');
fwrite($fh,$csv_output);
fclose($fh);

[premiso]

What error are you getting?

 

Are you using Windows or Linux?

[ballhogjoni]

not getting an error and I have errors on. There is no file in the directory. also I am on windows, but when I am done creating the file I will upload to linux server.

[premiso]

Maybe try this:

 

<?php
if (file_exists('local/path/to/file/test.csv')) {
   echo 'The file exists...grabbing the contents<br />';
   $file = file_get_contents('local/path/to/file/test.csv');
   echo nl2br($file);
   echo '<br />End of the file!';  
}else {
   $fh = fopen('local/path/to/file/test.csv','w');
   fwrite($fh,$csv_output);
   fclose($fh);
}
?>

 

And see what that displays. It may be writing it but for whatever reason you cannot see it??

[ballhogjoni]

ok...I tried that and it always does the else, which makes me think that I can't create a file because of my apache settings or can't create a file in the local environment. Any ideas?

[ballhogjoni]

ok it worked...I was using a defined file path that was incorrect.