flat file problems

[fbrown]

im trying to make a light simple guestbook for a guy who is hosting on my server

and i didnt want to clutter my sql db so i am useing flat file so i make a test page to see if it works

and the results were good but when i make the real page it doesnt work i went over it 2 or 3 times and i cant spot anything and im not getting any errors

 

 

test page

 

<?php

$name = 'forrest';
$email = '[email protected]';

$fp = fopen("bin/test.nfo","w");

if(!$fp) {
    echo 'Error: Cannot open file.';
    exit;
}

fwrite($fp, $name."||".$email."\n");

fclose($fp);
?>











<?php
$userinfo = file("bin/test.nfo");

   echo '<table border="0">';

foreach($userinfo as $key => $val) 
{
   //explode that data into a new array:  
   $data[$key] = explode("||", $val);
}

for($k = 0; $k < sizeof($userinfo); $k++) 
{ 
   echo '<tr><td>'.$data[$k][0].' Wrote:</td></tr>';
   echo '<tr><td>Email:</td><td>
   <table border=1 bordercolor=ffffff colspan=0 colpadding=0>
   <tr>
   <td bordercolor=black>'.$data[$k][1].'</td>
   </tr>
   </table>
   </td>
   </tr>';
   echo '<tr><td colspan=2> </td></tr>';
}

   echo '</table>';
?>

 

 

 

 

the guest book

 

<?php 


if (isset($_POST['name']) & ($_POST['email']) & ($_POST['comment'])) {

$name = $_POST['name'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$comment = $_POST['comment'];
$date = date('D d Y h:i');


$fp = fopen("bin/guestbook.nfo","w");

if(!$fp) {
    echo 'Error: Cannot open file.';
    exit;
}

fwrite($fp, $date."||".$name."||".$email."||".$comment."\n");

fclose($fp);


}



?>







<style type="text/css">
<!--
.style1 {
color: #999999;
font-weight: bold;
}
-->
</style>



<div align="center">
  <h2><span class="style1">Sundance's Guest Book </span><br>
  </h2>
</div>
<form name="form1" method="post" action="<?php echo $url;?>">
  <label>Name
  <input type="text" name="name"> 
  </label>



  
  <label>Email
  <input type="text" name="textfield">
  </label>
  <p> </p>
  <p>
    comment<br>
    <textarea name="comment" cols="40" rows="10"></textarea>

    <br>
    <label>
    <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Sign">
    </label>
    <br>
    </p>
</form>
<hr>

<?php 

$comment = file("bin/guestbook.nfo");

   echo '<table border="0">';

foreach($comment as $key => $val) 
{
   //explode that data into a new array:  
   $data[$key] = explode("||", $val);
}

for($k = 0; $k < sizeof($userinfo); $k++) 
{ 
   echo '<tr><td>'.$data[$k][0].' Wrote:</td></tr>';
   echo '<tr><td>Email:</td><td>
   <table border=1 bordercolor=ffffff colspan=0 colpadding=0>
   <tr>
   <td bordercolor=black>'.$data[$k][1].'</td>
   </tr>
   </table>
   </td>
   </tr>';
   echo '<tr><td colspan=2> </td></tr>';
}

   echo '</table>';



?>

 

$url included in index.php

 

<?php
  // find out the domain:
  $domain = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];
  // find out the path to the current file:
  $path = $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'];
  // find out the QueryString:
  if (isset($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'])){
  $queryString = $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'];
  // put it all together:
  $url = "http://" . $domain . $path . "?" . $queryString;}
  else {$url = "http://" . $domain . $path  ;}
  

?>

 

 

the out put table doesnt make sence i know. if it works it should say "sat 07 2007 xx:xx Wrote" but im testing it at the moment but i cant see what isnt working if yall can spot what im missing it would be great

 

[sinisake]

Hi,

i have placed whole code on one place/in same file:

<?php
  // find out the domain:
  $domain = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];
  // find out the path to the current file:
  $path = $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'];
$url = "http://" . $domain . $path  ;
extract($_POST);
if($Submit){
$date = date('D d Y h:i');

$comment=eregi_replace("\r\n","*",$comment);
$comment=eregi_replace("\n","*",$comment);
$fp = fopen("bin/guestbook.nfo","a+");

if(!$fp) {
    echo 'Error: Cannot open file.';
    exit;
}

fwrite($fp, $date."||".$name."||".$email."||".$comment."\n");

fclose($fp);

}
?>

<style type="text/css">
<!--
.style1 {
        color: #999999;
        font-weight: bold;
}
-->
</style>



<div align="center">
  <h2><span class="style1">Sundance's Guest Book </span><br>
  </h2>
</div>
<form name="form1" method="post" action="<?php echo $url;?>">
  <label>Name
  <input type="text" name="name">
  </label>




  <label>Email
  <input type="text" name="email">
  </label>
  <p> </p>
  <p>
    comment<br>
    <textarea name="comment" cols="40" rows="10"></textarea>

    <br>
    <label>
    <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Sign">
    </label>
    <br>
    </p>
</form>
<hr>

<?php

$userinfo = file("bin/guestbook.nfo");

   echo '<table border="0">';

foreach($userinfo as $val)

{
   //explode that data into a new array:
   $data = explode("||", $val);


  echo '<tr><td>'.$data[0].'</td></tr>';
   echo '<tr><td>'.$data[1].' Wrote:</td></tr>';

    $data[3]=eregi_replace("\*","<br>",$data[3]);

   echo '<tr><td>'.$data[3].'</td></tr>';
   echo '<tr><td>Email:'.$data[2].'<hr></td></tr>';
}


   echo '</table>';



?>

Some redundant parts are removed(especially in url include file-the path wasn't ok-why you need query string?) some errors too(you forgot to add name to 'email' text field in form, $userinfo var wasn't have any value, you forgot to change argument in fopen function to "a"...)

Also, you'll see i tried to avoid biggest problem(if user press enter in comment field-new line!), and i hope it will work...

[fbrown]

awsome it works  lol i uh needed the query string because i use a content box so all of my links end in ?section=xy but its cool i am very much a newbe to php so if its not to much could you explain the output if not its cool thanks tho for figureing it out