[SOLVED] Error generating php file.

[DevinGn]

Alrighty, so I am attempting to create a PHPNuke host script, and I've run into a problem with generating the config file. I'm so close to finishing, with just a few steps left, but I'm at a stand still because of this.

 

What I'm trying to do is create a file named: variable.php, which contains some variables for each specific installation of PHPNuke. Here is the error I receive:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home2/depthhos/public_html/host/create.php on line 54

 

Now, here's my code. I've believe the problem exists somewhere under: //create config file

<?
//PHPNUKE AUTOINSTALLER

//Static Variables
$source ='/home2/depthhos/public_html/freshnuke/';
$destination = "/home2/depthhos/public_html/host/$subdomain/";

//Form Variables
$subdomain = $_POST["subdomain"];
$adminlogin = $_POST["adminlogin"];
$adminpass = $_POST["adminpass"];
$adminemail = $_POST["adminemail"];
$sitename = $_POST["sitename"];

//create subdomain folder
mkdir("/home2/depthhos/public_html/host/$subdomain/") or die ("Could not make directory");

//Copy Function
function full_copy( $source, $target ) {
if ( is_dir( $source ) ) {
	@mkdir( $target );
	$d = dir( $source );
	while ( FALSE !== ( $entry = $d->read() ) ) {
		if ( $entry == '.' || $entry == '..' ) {
			continue;
		}
		$Entry = $source . '/' . $entry; 
		if ( is_dir( $Entry ) ) {
			full_copy( $Entry, $target . '/' . $entry );
			continue;
		}
		copy( $Entry, $target . '/' . $entry );
	}

	$d->close();
}else {
	copy( $source, $target );
}
}

//Copy Nuke
full_copy($source, $destination);

//create file to contain variables
$ourFileName = realpath( $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] )."/host/$subdomain/variables.php";
$ourFileHandle = fopen($ourFileName, 'w') or die("can't open file");
fclose($ourFileHandle);

//create config file
$variables="
<?php
$prefix = "$subdomain";
$user_prefix = "nuke";
$dbtype = "MySQL";
$sitekey = "cPEnq15ZPmejnuKtzZMUHFH1bee9KLT9i5FfZBmI";
$subscription_url = "";
$admin_file = "admin";
?>";
$file = realpath( $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] )."/host/$subdomain/variables.php";
$fh = fopen($file, 'w') or die("can't open file");
fwrite($fh, $config);
fclose($fh);


//All Done 
?>

 

I'm still new to PHP, so any help (or better methods of accomplishing the same task) would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

-Devin

[trq]

The problem is your using double quotes within a double quoted string. each of these will need to be escaped using the \ char.

[phpdragon]

replace    $prefix = "$subdomain";

 

with        $prefix = $subdomain;

 

also change the " to ' for other variables

[trq]

Actually, this whole section....

 

$variables="
<?php
$dbhost = "localhost";
$dbuname = "root";
$prefix = "$subdomain";
$user_prefix = "nuke";
$dbtype = "MySQL";
$sitekey = "cPEnq15ZPmejnuKtzZMUHFH1bee9KLT9i5FfZBmI";
$subscription_url = "";
$admin_file = "admin";
?>";

 

should be replaced with.....

 

[pre]

$variables="

<?php

\$dbhost = \"localhost\";

\$dbuname = \"root\";

\$prefix = \"$subdomain\";

\$user_prefix = \"nuke\";

\$dbtype = \"MySQL\";

\$sitekey = \"cPEnq15ZPmejnuKtzZMUHFH1bee9KLT9i5FfZBmI\";

\$subscription_url = \"\";

\$admin_file = \"admin\";

?>";

[/pre]

[DevinGn]

Brilliant! It works.

 

Thank you so much for the assistance.

 

edit:

No errors, but no data gets written to variables.php

 

Any ideas?

[trq]

When you place a double quotes within a double quoted string it needs to be escaped otherwise php thinks you want to end the string.

 

In your case, you also need to escape the $ char so that it won't be interpolated.

 

The code I posted should work.

[DevinGn]

I get it, thank you for explaining.

 

Your code doesn't deliver any errors, but I don't understand why it won't write any data to the file.

[trq]

Your not writing anything to the file.

 

fwrite($fh, $config);

 

should be....

 

fwrite($fh, $variables);

[DevinGn]

oops, I feel like an idiot. I recently changed the variable name and I must have missed that one.

 

It's fully functional now, thanks for the speedy assistance!

-Devin