How to overwrite?

**Titan85** · 09-08-2006, 12:32 AM

I am making a script and i came upon a need to overwrite a file rather than just add to it. I am using $file = @fopen($filename, "w"); but that just adds. Does anyone know the code to overwrite? Thanks for the help

**blm126** · 09-08-2006, 01:40 AM

http://us3.php.net/fopen

PHP Code:


$file = @fopen($filename, "w+");

**Titan85** · 09-08-2006, 01:46 AM

Originally Posted by blm126

http://us3.php.net/fopen

PHP Code:


$file = @fopen($filename, "w+");

I actually tried that before and it didn't work. I also just tried it again and still no good

. By what it says on that page, a simple "w" should work too, but it doesn't. Anyone know whats wrong?

**blm126** · 09-08-2006, 02:17 AM

Your right, "w" should be enough. But "that page" is the PHP manual, and I'm pretty sure it is right sooooo. Make sure

Safe mode is not enabled(or that the PHP user is the owner of the file)
$filename is NOT a URL eg. http://www.blah.com
fopen() is not failing. Remove the "@' in front of fopen to find out

**Titan85** · 09-08-2006, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by blm126

Your right, "w" should be enough. But "that page" is the PHP manual, and I'm pretty sure it is right sooooo. Make sure

Safe mode is not enabled(or that the PHP user is the owner of the file)
$filename is NOT a URL eg. http://www.blah.com
fopen() is not failing. Remove the "@' in front of fopen to find out

Ok, i made sure of the second 2 things you said and they check out, but I have cpanel and I am not sure how to check safe mode. Do I just talk to my host? thanks

**thetestingsite** · 09-08-2006, 03:04 PM

You could make a php page with

PHP Code:


<? 

phpinfo(); 

?>

and it will say if Safe Mode is enabled. If so, being that you use CPanel, I doubt that your webhost will disable it, but every webhost is different.

**blm126** · 09-08-2006, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by Titan85

Do I just talk to my host? thanks

Always a good way to find things out, but phpinfo() will tell you. If you could post your complete code I might be able to find the problem

**Titan85** · 09-08-2006, 08:57 PM

Ok, i ran the phpinfo() script and didn't see anything saying safe mode was enabled. Here is the php info http://echodesign.jexhost.com/testing/test.php