[SOLVED] Is this possible?

[HazelRah]

Hi!. HazelRah here.

 

I need, a text form that when someone writes in it and clicks Submit, the data on that form gets written to a .txt file called items.txt. Is this possible?. I really need it. Thanks!.

 

~ HazelRah

[pocobueno1388]

Yes, it's possible.

 

http://www.tizag.com/phpT/fileopen.php

http://www.tizag.com/phpT/filewrite.php ****

http://www.tizag.com/phpT/fileclose.php

[HazelRah]

Hi!. Thankyou for replying so soon.

 

I'm a bit confused here, am i meant to link a page to filewrite.php, or include it?. I'm pretty noobish at PHP.

[Fyorl]

Well if you want a specific solution you'll need to post the HTML that you're using for your form and tell us how you want the data to be formatted in the file.

[Hypnos]

Your form should have "action=" set to the script that writes the txt file. Use fwrite to append the txt file.

[HazelRah]

<label> 
<div align="center">Make an ITEM To put in the Bank!.<br>
  <br>
  <input name="textfield" type="text" id="textfield" value="">
  <br>
  <br>
  <input type="submit" name="button" id="button" value="Submit">
</div>
</label>

 

I just want, so when someone writes something in the textfield, and presses "Submit", the words in the textfield get put on a text file called items.txt.

 

I want it to be formatted like this:

 

word1

word2

word3

 

thanks!.

[trq]

Take a look at the links provided. Were not here to do it for you.

[Hypnos]

You're missing a <form> tag.

[HazelRah]

Take a look at the links provided. Were not here to do it for you.

 

I have looked! Im here because i dont understand it. If i did understand it, i wouldn't be here 

[Hypnos]

http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_forms.asp

http://us3.php.net/fwrite

 

Forums aren't for teaching you everything. For what you have and what you need it to be, someone here would either have to write it for you, or write you a 2 page essay.

[Fyorl]

Take a look at the links provided. Were not here to do it for you.

Ah but you're forgetting that some of us are really bored and have nothing better to do =P

 

Firstly, I'm not sure how valid this HTML is but the following should work:

<label> 
<div align="center">Make an ITEM To put in the Bank!.<br>
  <br>
  <form action="script.php" method="post">
  <input name="textfield" type="text" id="textfield" value="">
  <br>
  <br>
  <input type="submit" name="button" id="button" value="Submit">
  </form>
</div>
</label>

 

Then in script.php:

<?php
if(isset($_POST['button'])) {
	$fname = 'items.txt';
	$data = str_replace(' ', "\n", $_POST['textfield']);
	if(version_compare(phpversion(), '5.0.0', '>=')) {
		file_put_contents($fname, $data);
	} else {
		$h = fopen($fname, 'a');
		fwrite($h, $data);
		fclose($h);
	}
}
?>

[SirChick]

Take a look at the links provided. Were not here to do it for you.

 

I have looked! Im here because i dont understand it. If i did understand it, i wouldn't be here 

 

 

If you can't understand some thing that is solely to educate you then you need to buy a book on it and read thoroughly. You won't understand the way any one here explains it any more than a site that explains it most probably better than we could anyway.

 

If people make entire scripts for you.. ya won't understand it but will just take it for granted. Which isn't smart.

[HazelRah]

Take a look at the links provided. Were not here to do it for you.

Ah but you're forgetting that some of us are really bored and have nothing better to do =P

 

Firstly, I'm not sure how valid this HTML is but the following should work:

<label> 
<div align="center">Make an ITEM To put in the Bank!.<br>
  <br>
  <form action="script.php" method="post">
  <input name="textfield" type="text" id="textfield" value="">
  <br>
  <br>
  <input type="submit" name="button" id="button" value="Submit">
  </form>
</div>
</label>

 

Then in script.php:

<?php
if(isset($_POST['button'])) {
	$fname = 'items.txt';
	$data = str_replace(' ', "\n", $_POST['textfield']);
	if(version_compare(phpversion(), '5.0.0', '>=')) {
		file_put_contents($fname, $data);
	} else {
		$h = fopen($fname, 'a');
		fwrite($h, $data);
		fclose($h);
	}
}
?>

 

thankyou!!!

 

EDIT: I just tried it, it went to script.php.. (blank page) and, i opened the .txt file, its empty :S

[Fyorl]

Where is the .txt file stored? It needs to be in the same directory as script.php and be writeable by everyone (777 permissions most likely).

[HazelRah]

it is writeable, and in same directory as script.php

[Fyorl]

OK, at the top of script.php (under the <?php bit though) can you put: var_dump($_POST); and tell me what you get?

[HazelRah]

Total blankness

[Fyorl]

OK, I have no idea what's going on now. Try putting: echo "I can has cheezeburger"; at the top as well (make sure var_dump() and echo aren't inside the if() statement!)

[HazelRah]

OK, I have no idea what's going on now. Try putting: echo "I can has cheezeburger"; at the top as well (make sure var_dump() and echo aren't inside the if() statement!)

 

ITS NOT SHOWING LOL

[Fyorl]

Uh... Is your site on the internet anywhere so I can have a look myself? Or can you post what you've got so far in script.php and your HTML file.

[HazelRah]

http://inferno.watershipdown.parahosting.net/Egg/3.php

[HazelRah]

Thanks! i finally got it working...

[Fyorl]

Awesome. You can remove the echo and var_dump() now and replace it with a message like 'Success!' or redirect back to the original file with: header("Location: 3.php");