fopen() not working?

[rockinaway]

if ($fp = @fopen('folder/file.php', "w"))
                        {
                                // Write the data to the file
                                fwrite($fp, $data);

                                // Close the file
                                fclose($fp);
                        }
                        else echo $_POST['content'];

 

My script won't open the file and write the content.. the $data is declared.. is there something I am missing?

[GingerRobot]

Well, it would be nice if you told us what does happen when you try this code.

 

However, im going to assume that nothing happens - ie, you get no error messages, but there is no writing to the file.

 

If you are having problems with a script, it's generally a good idea to remove the error suppresion(@). Try changing this line:

 

if ($fp = @fopen('folder/file.php', "w"))

 

To:

 

if ($fp = fopen('folder/file.php', "w"))

 

Post the error message if you get one.

[rockinaway]

Warning: fopen(folder/file.php) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream : Permission denied in test.php

 

That is what I get (modified file names )

 

The folders have got the correct permissions though..

[rockinaway]

The files have got permissions of 644, and the folders 777

[BlueSkyIS]

file permissions of 644 will probably not allow a write by the server.

 

Also, you might want to use the complete path to the file.

 

fopen("/home/somewhere/folder/file.php","w");

[rockinaway]

Ok I changed the permissions.. but now when my file is written, hunderds of \s appear before my quotes and then there are extra linebreaks ater every line..

[BlueSkyIS]

don't know what that is, haven't seen $data.

[rockinaway]

I have added stripslashes() but that doesn't seem to have any effect

[BlueSkyIS]

what is in $data? Can you show us?

[rockinaway]

Data it just the contents from a previous PHP file, that is sent through $_POSTS, via a textarea in a form.

 

So it contains lots of the $,'," stuff...