Flatfiles question

splatcatballa99
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Posts: 51

Flatfiles question Apr 24, 2007 21:27:20 GMT

Post by splatcatballa99 on Apr 24, 2007 21:27:20 GMT

Ok i think i succesfully wrote a script that submits data to a flat file but i'm not sure? i open the flatfile and i see no info or anything? heres the 2 files i have for the registration process..

<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<table>
<tr>
<td>
<form name="reg" method="post" action="register2.php">
Username:
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><input type="text" name="username" value="">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Password:
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><input type="text" name="password" value="">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Email:
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<input type="text" name="email" value="">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
First Name:
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><input type="text" name="fname" value="">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Last Name:
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><input type="text" name="lname" value=""><br /><input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

</form>
</body>

</html>

Heres the PHP to handle it...

<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<php
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {

$username = $_POST['username'];
$password = $_POST['password'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$fname = $_POST['fname'];
$lname = $_POST['lname'];

$fp = fopen("userdata.txt","a");
if( !fp ) {
echo "There was an error writing the data please try again.";
exit;
}
fwrite ($fp, $username."||" $password."||" $email."||" $fname."||" $lname."\n");
fclose($fp);
}
readfile ("userdata.txt");
?>
</body>

</html>

I even tried

readfile("userdata.txt");
and it returned nothing.

anyone have any ideas?

Last Edit: Apr 24, 2007 21:28:15 GMT by splatcatballa99

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Graeme
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Posts: 1,486

Flatfiles question Apr 24, 2007 21:34:53 GMT

Post by Graeme on Apr 24, 2007 21:34:53 GMT

Right, theres a problem with your IF statement.

if( !fp ) {
echo "There was an error writing the data please try again.";
exit;
}

Should be...

if( !$fp ) {
echo "There was an error writing the data please try again.";
exit;
}

Also i would suggest doing this:


if($fp = fopen("userdata.txt","a")) {
  fwrite ($fp, $username."||" $password."||" $email."||" $fname."||" $lname."\n");
  fclose($fp);
}
else{
  echo "There was an error writing the data please try again.";
  exit;
}

Adding the else part to the code.

Hope this helps.

splatcatballa99
Junior Member

Posts: 51

Flatfiles question Apr 24, 2007 21:44:36 GMT

Post by splatcatballa99 on Apr 24, 2007 21:44:36 GMT

hmm i get this Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /home/dkraklan/public_html/phptesting/register2.php on line 22

and ehres teh code

<?php
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {

$username = $_POST['username'];
$password = $_POST['password'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$fname = $_POST['fname'];
$lname = $_POST['lname'];

$fp = fopen("userdata.txt","a");
if( !$fp ) {
echo "There was an error writing the data please try again.";
exit;
}
fwrite ($fp, $username. "||" $password. "||" $email. "||" $fname. "||" $lname. "\n" );
fclose($fp);
}
readfile ("userdata.txt");
?>

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Tobias New Member CSS Master Rave like there's no tomorrow.. Posts: 39	Flatfiles question Apr 24, 2007 21:46:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tobias on Apr 24, 2007 21:46:52 GMT fwrite ($fp, $username. "\|\|". $password. "\|\|". $email. "\|\|". $fname. "\|\|". $lname. "\n" ); You forgot a few dots.
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Graeme Professional Posts: 1,486	Flatfiles question Apr 24, 2007 21:47:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Graeme on Apr 24, 2007 21:47:08 GMT Nevermind, beaten to it...
	Last Edit: Apr 24, 2007 21:49:32 GMT by Graeme

splatcatballa99
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Posts: 51

Flatfiles question Apr 24, 2007 21:58:10 GMT

Post by splatcatballa99 on Apr 24, 2007 21:58:10 GMT

ok i got that fixed and now i have


<?php
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {

$username = $_POST['username'];
$password = $_POST['password'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$fname = $_POST['fname'];
$lname = $_POST['lname'];

$fp = fopen("http://www.kraklak.com/phptesting/userdata.txt","a");
if( !$fp ) {
echo "There was an error writing the data please try again.";
exit;
}
fwrite ($fp, $username."||" .$password."||". $email."||" .$fname."||". $lname."\n");
fclose($fp);
}
?>

but no data is being written to the userdata.txt file.

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Tobias New Member CSS Master Rave like there's no tomorrow.. Posts: 39	Flatfiles question Apr 24, 2007 22:57:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tobias on Apr 24, 2007 22:57:05 GMT Oddly enough, it looks like it's storing it somewhere else. www.kraklak.com/phptesting/register2.php www.kraklak.com/phptesting/userdata.txt Any idea where it's storing it?
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[dmsuperman] Solid Member The one and only Posts: 2,592	Flatfiles question Apr 25, 2007 1:33:15 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by [dmsuperman] on Apr 25, 2007 1:33:15 GMT I'm not sure you can pass a URL as the file statement for fopen if you're going to be writing to it. I would try just fopen("userdata.txt", "a"); if it's in the same folder.

Post by splatcatballa99 on Apr 24, 2007 21:27:20 GMT

Post by Graeme on Apr 24, 2007 21:34:53 GMT

Post by splatcatballa99 on Apr 24, 2007 21:44:36 GMT

Post by Tobias on Apr 24, 2007 21:46:52 GMT

Post by Graeme on Apr 24, 2007 21:47:08 GMT

Post by splatcatballa99 on Apr 24, 2007 21:58:10 GMT

Post by Tobias on Apr 24, 2007 22:57:05 GMT

Post by [dmsuperman] on Apr 25, 2007 1:33:15 GMT