Is it possible to edit a text file via PHP?

[andersmoen]

Yes, you can. This is really simple.

The file you want to write to: (call it something.txt)

Here it just says some random words, and yeah... this is just for filling out some, hehe.

The file where you write something new to that file:

Over the doctype:
<?php
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {

$myFile = "something.txt";
$fh = fopen($myFile, 'w') or die("can't open file");
$stringData = stripslashes($_POST['sf']);
fwrite($fh, $stringData);
fclose($fh);

header('Location: the_file_where_you_want_to_edit_the_textfile.php?a=done');

}
?>

Inside body:
<form action="" method="post">
<textarea name="sf" cols="40" rows="6">
<?php
$myFile = "something.txt";
$fh = fopen($myFile, 'r');
$theData = fgets($fh);
fclose($fh);
echo $theData;
?></textarea>
<br />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Edit" />
</form>

<?php
if ($_GET['a'] == 'done') {
echo 'The file was saved and now it says:<br /><br />';

$myFile = "something.txt";
$fh = fopen($myFile, 'r');
$theData = fgets($fh);
fclose($fh);
echo $theData;

}
?>

Remember to change the CHMOD for the txt file to 777 - or don't you have to do that on txt-files?


Tell me if it doesn't work

[mburt]

I don't understand why you're redirecting to "the_file_where_you_want_to_edit_the_textfile", seeings you are on the file that's editing the textfile.

It should work though, but this is nothing that hasn't been mentioned before.

[munnabhaiec34]

I think it is, because I use SMF and when you edit its settings, /settings.php gets changed.

But how do you do this?

Is it possible to edit a text file via PHP?

[fileserverdirect]

http://php.net/manual/en/function.file-put-contents.php
Make sure the file you are editing is CHMOD'ed to 777!

[djr33]

Please start a NEW discussion for a NEW question. I'm going to close this. If you need more help, start a new thread and please don't post in a 3-year-old thread unless it is a direct response to the topic.