write to txt file - but not erase last entry

[GroundHogDay]

Hi,

I'm working on a script to pass time stamped IP addy's to a txt file, simple enough...

However, with each new entry I don't want the previous entries to be erased.

How would I go about doing this? Alternatively could you point me to a tutorial, thanks :)

The other option would be write each entry to a db, but, as I've no real experience with this, I'm taking the softer option.

[tomfmason]

You could do something like this.

[code=php:0]
//your file
$file = 'path/to/file';
//whatever you are going to write to the file
$content = 'whatever';
//now we open the file
$fp = fopen($fp, $file, 'r+');
//first we read the contents of the file into a variable
$rest = fread($fp, filesize($fp));
//now we write the new content to the file
fwrite($fp, $content);
//now we rewrite the old content back.
fwrite($fp, $rest);
//now close the file
fclose($fp);
[/code]

[b]EDIT[/b] I forgot a , in the $fp..

Hope that helps,
Tom

[GroundHogDay]

Thanks Tom :) that should work a treat!

[obsidian]

why not just append to the end of the file? use fopen() with 'a' instead of 'r+', and the pointer will be at the end of the file already, and you can simply fwrite() to it without having to worry about overwriting anything.

[roopurt18]

Why not just open the file for append?

[obsidian]

[quote author=roopurt18 link=topic=110513.msg446884#msg446884 date=1159995644]
Why not just open the file for append?
[/quote]
sounds a lot like what i suggested :P hehe