[SOLVED] Install page

[MySQL_Narb]

How do I make it so when a user submits information on the Install page, it'll right it into the correct file. I can do the forms and $_POST, but I need it so that it actually works.

 

Current stuff in my config.php file:

 

<?php

$disabled = "0"; //Disable all posting and logging in? 1 for yes, 0 for no

//Database information for your database
$dbhost = ""; //Database hostname
$dbuser = ""; //Database username
$dbpassword = ""; //Database password
$db = ""; //The database your selecting


//The name of your site
$sitetitle = "CommentBB";

//Your site link (MAKE SURE NO /'s are include!) Example: chataddict.netau.net (THATS ALL YOU NEED, NO HTTP OR trailing slash )
$link = "chataddict.netau.net";

//Site owner (So the site owner has a crown next to his/hers name when they comment/post)
$owner = "Master";

//ACP password
$apass = "";

//Mod CP password
$mpass = "";

//Admin crowns
$acrown = "crown_gold.gif"; 

//Moderator crowns
$mcrown = "mod_silver.gif";

?>

[MySQL_Narb]

Anyone? 

[MySQL_Narb]

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[Alex]

You didn't make it too clear what you need help with. Are you saying that the code you posted is the format of how the config.php file should be created with the information from the installation page inserted into it's designated area? If so it would probably be a good idea to create a file containing the template of that. It would look something like this:

 

$dbhost = "{DB_HOST}"; //Database hostname
$dbuser = "{DB_USER}"; //Database username
$dbpassword = "{DB_PASSWORD}"; //Database password
$db = "{DB}"; //The database your selecting
...

 

Using file_get_contents() you can then get the contents of that file, then replace the replacements ({DB_HOST}, {DB_USER}, etc..) with the correct information.

 

Example:

 

$tpl = file_get_contents('config.txt'); // Template file as stated above
$replace = Array('{DB_HOST}', '{DB_USER}', '{DB_PASSWORD}', '{DB}'); // Template replacements
$values = Array($_POST['db-host'], $_POST['db-user'], $_POST['db-password'], $_POST['db']); // information from the installation page
$tpl = str_replace($replace, $values, $tpl);
// write $tpl to config.php

[MySQL_Narb]

I don't understand, I have a config_test.php file, and I changed config.txt to config_test.php and I did a test, and it doesn't write the information into config_test.php...

[MySQL_Narb]

Can anyone solve why?

[mikesta707]

can you post the actual code that you are using to write to the file?

[MySQL_Narb]

Heres my code:

<?php

$tpl = file_get_contents('config_test.php'); // Template file as stated above
$replace = Array('{DB_HOST}', '{DB_USER}', '{DB_PASSWORD}', '{DB}'); // Template replacements
$values = Array($_POST['dbhost'], $_POST['dbuser'], $_POST['dbpass'], $_POST['db']); // information from the installation page
$tpl = str_replace($replace, $values, $tpl);
// write $tpl to config.php

?>

[trq]

Where do you write $tpl to your file?

[MySQL_Narb]

Where do you write $tpl to your file?

 

config_test.php:

 

<?php

$dbhost = "{DB_HOST}"; //Database hostname
$dbuser = "{DB_USER}"; //Database username
$dbpassword = "{DB_PASSWORD}"; //Database password
$db = "{DB}"; //The database your selecting

?>

[mikesta707]

??? post the code you use to write the data to the file.... you just posted the template file

[MySQL_Narb]

??? post the code you use to write the data to the file.... you just posted the template file

 

Look above the damn post! I have another code posted!

[Alex]

When I wrote that example I expected you to write the rest, the actual writing to config.php. Ex:

 

file_put_contents('config.php', $tpl);

[trq]

With that tone, I wouldn't have bothered.