whats wrong with this?

[Demonicman]

i want to delete everything in the file so to make it easy for myself, i made it delete the file, then rewrite it... so why wont it work?

<?php include('mysql.php'); ?>
<?
$username = $_COOKIE['ID_my_site']; 
$wordfile = "chatbox.txt"; 
$word = $_POST['word']; 
  
$contentword = file_get_contents($ipfile); 
$cword = explode("\r\n",$contentword); 
if(!$wordfile) {die("No such file. Go <a href=\"chat.php\">back</a>.");}; 
$in = array_search($username, $cword);
$pass = $_COOKIE['Key_my_site'];
$check = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = '$username'") or die(mysql_error());
while($info = mysql_fetch_array( $check )) {

if(isset($word)) {
if($username != "Demonicman"){
die('You are not an admin!');
};  
/* Delete File */ 
unlink($wordfile);

/* Rewrite File */
$FileHandle = fopen($wordfile, 'w') or die("can't create file");
fclose($FileHandle);


/* Echo Out continue */ 
    echo '<a href="chat.php">Continue</a>';
  }; 
}
?>

[blueflowers]

try this:

(it may be unsetting the var)

/* Delete File */
$newFile = $wordfile;
unlink($wordfile);

/* Rewrite File */
$FileHandle = fopen($newFile, 'w') or die("can't create file");
fclose($FileHandle);

If that doesn't work I'd be glad to take a closer look at it, just don't have time right now

[Demonicman]

nope didnt work... im also having trouble with the actual chat...

<?php include('mysql.php'); ?>
<?
$username = $_COOKIE['ID_my_site'];
$pass = $_COOKIE['Key_my_site']; 
$wordfile = "chatbox.txt"; 
$word = htmlentities($_POST['word']); 
   
if(!$wordfile) {
die("No such file. Go <a href=\"chat.php\">back</a>.");
};

$check = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = '$username'") or die(mysql_error());
while($info = mysql_fetch_array( $check )) {

if(isset($word)) {  
/* Write message */ 
    $handip = fopen($wordfile,"r+");
    fseek($handip, 0);
    fwrite($handip,"\r\n" . $username . " - " . $word ."\r\n"); 
    fclose($handip); 
/* Relocate */
header("Location: chat.php");
  }; 
}
?>

its just overwriting what i already chatted