fopen() function does not create a new file

[dsaba]

i'm using this line of code:

 

<?php
$lang = "he";
$text = "whatever\n";
$handle = fopen("/home/www/website.host.com/folder/".$lang."translations.php", "w") or die('Cannot open file');
fwrite($handle, $text) or die('Cannot write to file');
fclose($handle) or die('Cannot close file');
?>

 

it does not error, so it doesn't say "cannot open file"

the file does not exist on my server, i am attempting to create it with "w"

which supposedly should create the file if it doesn't already exist

 

well it DOESN'T and it still doesn't error?

How do I make it create a file if it doesn't exist??

 

Thank you

[MadTechie]

you checked file/folder permissions  ?

 

the W Open for writing only; place the file pointer at the beginning of the file and truncate the file to zero length. If the file does not exist, attempt to create it.

[neel_basu]

try using wb+ mode

[JakeTheSnake3.0]

Are you even referencing the correct folders?  Try uploading a test document, and try doing an fopen using the same folder reference that you have there...except just take out the variable and replace it with the language folder in which you placed your test file.