[SOLVED] Trouble w/ Fwrite

[refiking]

I am trying to write a php file.  I have no problems with txt or csv.  What am I missing?

<?php
$filename = 'testing.php';
$somecontent = "Add this to the file\n";

// Let's make sure the file exists and is writable first.
if (is_writable($filename)) {

    // In our example we're opening $filename in append mode.
    // The file pointer is at the bottom of the file hence
    // that's where $somecontent will go when we fwrite() it.
    if (!$handle = fopen($filename, 'a')) {
         echo "Cannot open file ($filename)";
         exit;
    }

    // Write $somecontent to our opened file.
    if (fwrite($handle, $somecontent) === FALSE) {
        echo "Cannot write to file ($filename)";
        exit;
    }

    echo "Success, wrote ($somecontent) to file ($filename)";

    fclose($handle);

} else {
    echo "The file $filename is not writable";
}
?> 

[rhodesa]

works fine for me...what is your error?

[refiking]

The file testing.php is not writable

[rhodesa]

Does the file exist? Does the webserver have access to write to the file?

[refiking]

The file exists.  Not sure how to give access to make it writeable.  CHMOD it to 777 already.  File and folder.  As I said, it'll work on txt files.  Is this another setting or something?

[rhodesa]

hum...could be...you can try letting the web process create it too. delete the file, then in your code add to the top:

 

<?php
$filename = 'testing.php';
$somecontent = "Add this to the file\n";

if(!file_exists($filename)){
  fclose(fopen('testing.php','w+'));
}

// Let's make sure the file exists and is writable first.
if (is_writable($filename)) {
...rest of code

[refiking]

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