[SOLVED] Variable in file_put Fuction

[bob2588]

i am try to make a install script for one of the script and i need it to use variables from a forum  but i am have a little trouble with it can you guy help

<?php
$test= "bob";
$file = 'db.php';
$host = '$host="$test";' ."\n";
$user = '$user="bob";' ."\n";
$pass = '$pass="test";' ."\n";
$db_name = '$$db_name="bob_ad";' ."\n";
$query ='$link = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass);' ."\n";
$db = 'mysql_select_db($db_name);' ."\n";

file_put_contents($file, $host);
file_put_contents($file, $user, FILE_APPEND);
file_put_contents($file,$pass, FILE_APPEND);
file_put_contents($file,$db_name, FILE_APPEND);
file_put_contents($file,$query, FILE_APPEND);
file_put_contents($file,$db, FILE_APPEND);

echo"File Done <br> $test";

?>

 

 

 

 

thank bob

[cags]

You say your having trouble and give a brief description of what your trying to do, but you didn't actually state what trouble you were having, are you getting an error? Does it just not do what you expect?

[bob2588]

not an error but the code above makes a file call db.php  and then inserts the data into it but this line is the problem  $host = '$host="$test";' ."\n";

i need $host to be wrote to the file and $test to be takeing form a forum i wrote

Should look like this when it is done

make_db.php

<?php
$test= "bob";
$file = 'db.php';
$host = '$host=" $test";' ."\n";
$user = '$user="bob";' ."\n";
$pass = '$pass="test";' ."\n";
$db_name = '$$db_name="bob_ad";' ."\n";
$query ='$link = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass);' ."\n";
$db = 'mysql_select_db($db_name);' ."\n";

file_put_contents($file, $host);
file_put_contents($file, $user, FILE_APPEND);
file_put_contents($file,$pass, FILE_APPEND);
file_put_contents($file,$db_name, FILE_APPEND);
file_put_contents($file,$query, FILE_APPEND);
file_put_contents($file,$db, FILE_APPEND);

echo"File Done <br> $test";

?>

and what it should look like

$host="bob";
$user="bob";
$pass="test";
$db_name = "bob_ad"; 
$link = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass);
mysql_select_db($db_name);

[cags]

$host = '$host="' . $test . '";' . "\n";

[Alex]

The strings are causing you problems. Double quotes parse variables while single quotes do not, so you need to do something like this:

eg

$host = '$host="' . $test . '";' . "\n";

[bob2588]

i try that now i get this error

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '"' in /home/bob/public_html/ad/Install/test2.php on line 4

[trq]

Post your current code.

[bob2588]

here is the code

<?php
$test= "bob123";
$file = 'db.php';
$host = '$host=" ' . $test . '  ";' . "\n";
$user = '$user="bob";' ."\n";
$pass = '$pass="test";' ."\n";
$db_name = '$$db_name="bob_ad";' ."\n";
$query ='$link = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass);' ."\n";
$db = 'mysql_select_db($db_name);' ."\n";

file_put_contents($file, $host);
file_put_contents($file, $user, FILE_APPEND);
file_put_contents($file,$pass, FILE_APPEND);
file_put_contents($file,$db_name, FILE_APPEND);
file_put_contents($file,$query, FILE_APPEND);
file_put_contents($file,$db, FILE_APPEND);

echo"File Done <br> $test";

?>

[trq]

No syntax errors there. You might want to fix this extra $ though....

 

$db_name = '$$db_name="bob_ad";' ."\n";

[bob2588]

there not an error with the code dreamweaver was missing up i hate it upload thing :/ thanks for all the help

[bob2588]

No syntax errors there. You might want to fix this extra $ though....

 

$db_name = '$$db_name="bob_ad";' ."\n";

 

thnaks yes it was dream weaver