On Mon, 12 Feb 2001 06:41, CDitty wrote:
> Hello all. I am trying to search through a text file on my server to
> replace the user email. I can open the file and read it, but cannot
> get it to "find" the actual string and replace it. Can someone look
> over my code and see what the problem is? I am afraid that ereg is not
> my strongest point.
>
> Also, at what point should I start writing the file out? Wouldn't
> there be a permissions error if I was reading and writing at the same
> time?
>
> Thanks
> CDitty
>
>
> $oldemail = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]";
> $newemail = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]";
> $user = "cditty";
> $file = fopen("/path/to/the/user/file/$user.dat", "r");
> if(!$file){
> echo "<p>Unable to open remote file.\n";
> exit;
> }else{
> echo "Success<br>";
> }
> while (!feof($file)) {
> $line = fgets($file, 255);
> if(eregi($oldemail, $line, $out)) {
> str_replace($oldemail, $newemail, $line);
You need to assign the output of this function to a string:
$new_line = str_replace($oldemail, $newemail, $line);
> }
>
> echo $line . "<BR>";
and then
echo $new_line . '<BR>;
> }
> fclose($file)
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