writing data from a form into a file

how do i do it?

[KrazyKid]

I need to write text from a form on a webpage into a file on the server. I was looking in the PHP manual to try to figure it out, but I couldn't. Can anyone tell me how to do this? Thanks

[Stormfx]

Set up your form and have it send the data to your write script, say 'write.php' (Or it can be the same script).

In write.php, get info from the $_POST array, such as:

$text = $_POST['text'];

To write the file, there's a lot of ways, but the simplest is:

file_put_contents($my_file, $text);

Of course you'll want to do error checking, etc with it.

You can use [php.net...] to look through the various functions for accessing and writing to files.

[KrazyKid]

Hi, two questions. Will that overwrite text already in file or append? I need it to overwrite. And...this will sound stupid...how do I have the form send to the script?

[KrazyKid]

I get this error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: file_put_contents() in /opt2/home3/dogfart/public_html/javathing/skateboarders/write_to_news.php on line 10

[KrazyKid]

Nevermind, figured it all out, thanks

[Stormfx]

Good luck :)