Reading file in a textbox and replacing the information within it after saving

[cr80expert5]

From what I have so far is that I am reading a text file into a textbox.  Now I want to update/append new information to my file(the information may contain HTML/PHP code, text etc.) after I click the save button so the contents can be read on a separate page called "edit.php".  Any suggestions?  (My first time using PHP on a higher level)

 

The following is written in my editcontent1.php(I'm seperating each content block on my edit.php page into several editcontent(n).php files where n is = 1 to infinity)

 

Here is before the html tags:

<?php
if ( isset ($_POST ['content']) )
{
    file_put_contents ('content1.txt', $_POST ['content'] );
}
?>

 

Here is before the html tags:

<form action = "edit.php" method="post">
<textarea name="content" cols="" rows="" wrap="virtual" class="textarea1">
<?php include 'content1.txt'; ?>
</textarea>
<br />
<input type="submit" value="Save">
</form>

 

[petroz]

Something like this might help...

<?php

$file = 'mytextfile.txt';
$data = $_POST['content'];

if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == "POST")
{
//update the text file
$fp = fopen($file, 'w+');
fwrite($fp, $data);
fclose($fp);

?>
	<form action = "<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>" method="post">
	<textarea name="content" cols="" rows="" wrap="virtual" class="textarea1">
	<?php include $file; ?>
	</textarea>
	<br />
	<input type="submit" value="Save">
	</form>
<?

}
else
{
?>

	<form action = "<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>" method="post">
	<textarea name="content" cols="" rows="" wrap="virtual" class="textarea1">
	<?php include $file; ?>
	</textarea>
	<br />
	<input type="submit" value="Save">
	</form>

<?
}

 

 

[jcbones]

I see nothing wrong with the OP's code, just a little more sanitation.

 

Although, you may want to re-think how you are going about this.  Such as:

 

1. Why do you need to have a form to create php code? You could just create/append/edit it in an editor, then ftp it to your site.

 

2. Why not use a database?  Easier to maintain, and you wouldn't have ~infinity files.

[petroz]

Totally agree with you on the database.... but I think OP needs to get a more clear understanding for forms and how PHP works with them...