[SOLVED] Can't write form fields...

[buntus00]

Hi,

 

I'm a php newbie. I've looked everywhere for a solution. This is killing me.

The idea is to write form data to a file without using a database (flat

file database model)

 

I'm using 3 files:  File 1 (html form) writes to file 2 (php), and file 2 writes

to a 3rd file -an html file (not a .txt file).

 

Problem: While the form works -the raw info from the fields shows up ....

but the field names won't.  I'm using fwrite to do it.

Doubtless the code is bad. But I don't know the code that will do it.

Looked into arrays and stuff, but that's beyond where I am right now. 

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

File 1: jobform.html

 

 

<form action="postjob.php" method="post">

 

Job title: <input type="text" name="jobtitle">

 

Job Type: <input type="text" name="jobdescription">

 

<input type="submit" value="Send">

 

</form>

 

---------------------------------------------------------------------

File 2: postjob.php

 

<?php

 

$fn = "jobs/body.html";

$file = fopen($fn, "a+");

$size = filesize($fn);

$space = "<br />\r\n";

 

if($_POST['jobtitle']) fwrite($file, $_POST['jobtitle']);

if($_POST['jobdescription']) fwrite($file, $_POST['jobdescription']);

 

$text = fread($file, $size);

fwrite ($file, $space);

fwrite ($file, "");

fclose($file);

 

?>

[RussellReal]

instead of

 

$text = fread($file, $size);

fwrite ($file, $space);

fwrite ($file, "");

 

do this:

 

fseek($file, 0, SEEK_END);

fwrite($file, $space);

fwrite($file, "");

 

but you probably don't even need the seek.. since you're opening in append mode

[buntus00]

Thanks for that, Russell. Unfortunately it hasn't worked. If I can be clear. The problem is the names of the field titles (in spite of how I expressed it in the subject line). I can get them to echo to file2.  The problem is that they don't make it over to file 3. That's the bummer. Thanks for trying, though. I appreciate it.

[RussellReal]

oh.. lmao use a foreach on post

[buntus00]

oh.. lmao use a foreach on post

 

Hi,  lmao. Thanks. As I said, I'm a beginner, but I did manage to resolve this, as I had already working along certain lines. I wasn't familiar with the implementation of the 'foreach' solution you mentioned and you didn't explain. I will check that out though, for a more elegant solution.

 

What I have is doubtless not exactly pretty or elegant, but nevertheless did the trick, until I get to the next level.

This writes directly to the 3rd and last file in the series. I also had a problem with apostrophes appearing in the text as "\"  then I discovered the 'striplashes' solution implemented below. buntus00.

 

<?php

 

$filename = "jobs/body.html";

 

$field1="<h3>Job Number:";

$field2="<h3>Job title:";

 

$fp = fopen ($filename, "a+");

$size = filesize($fn);

 

if ($fp) {

 

fwrite ($fp, $field1);

if($_POST['jobnumber']) fwrite($fp, stripslashes($_POST['jobnumber']));

 

fwrite ($fp, $field2);

if($_POST['jobtitle']) fwrite($fp, stripslashes($_POST['jobtitle']));

 

fclose ($fp);

 

}

 

?>

[RussellReal]

foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {

  fwrite($fp, $key.':'.$value);

}

[buntus00]

Thanks for that.

 

buntus.