Passing form data to a text file

[milefile]

I'm planing to put together my first working script (with a lot of help). It's a simple flat file blog, but hey, I'm a noob. I want entries to be made via a form, but I don't know how to pass the data to a text file.

 

[Pako]

A text file? Or a "document.php" file to display the text entered?

 

[milefile]

A text file, or so I though. Supposedly the php script opens the text file, reads, and displays it. From what I understand it is a simpler form of a database called a flat file. Maybe I'm misunderstanding it altogether.

If you just upload the text file it works, I've done that and seen it. The tutorial I used said you can use a form to add to the text file, which is obviously preferable to constantly uploading. Maybe the tutorial didn't mean that would work without changing the program.

 

[GilesGuthrie]

I can probably help you on this milefile, but probably not now...

Been drinking...

 

[Acid X]

Haha.

Mile, to make things simple, you could always just do:

<?php
    $file = fopen("textfile.txt",r);
    $contents = fread($file, filesize("textfile.txt"));
    echo $contents;
?>

What this basically does is read the file into a variable and then simply echo it out onto the page. Not that hard, really...

Mile, if you need anything more, dont be afraid to ask..

 

[WanganDreams]

This is a little of the subject, but i was wondering if any of you know or have had any experience with converting output from a java application to an HTML or a PHP document?

...so you could easily print it out. ... or save it, or email it...
-Spets

 

[GilesGuthrie]

Sorry WanganDreams, can't help you.

Milefile: did you ever get anywhere with this?

 

[WanganDreams]

GilesGuthrie...dont worry, thanks for any input!

do any of you guys know any good programing forum?
something that includes, Java, Perl, C, C++, C#, Python ... etc?

Thanks in advance
-Spets

 

[milefile]

Originally posted by GilesGuthrie
Sorry WanganDreams, can't help you.

Milefile: did you ever get anywhere with this?

No. I started doing Java.

 

[TurboSmoke]

Originally posted by WanganDreams
GilesGuthrie...dont worry, thanks for any input!

do any of you guys know any good programing forum?
something that includes, Java, Perl, C, C++, C#, Python ... etc?

Thanks in advance
-Spets

http://www.devshed.com/

one of the best multi-technology developer sites on the net...and the forums are great...very knowledgable developers on there...

also check this multi-page article on php-java interfacing..

http://www.devshed.com/Server_Side/PHP/PHPwithJava/page2.html

 

[WanganDreams]

Originally posted by TurboSmoke
http://www.devshed.com/

one of the best multi-technology developer sites on the net...and the forums are great...very knowledgable developers on there...

also check this multi-page article on php-java interfacing..

http://www.devshed.com/Server_Side/PHP/PHPwithJava/page2.html

Thanks Turbo, Im checking them out right now

-Spets