Sorry if anyone has seen anything like this before but:
All I want to do is get a script to write a file to the root directory.
I get permission problems.
Is there any way around this or am I going to go crazy trying. Obviously
I can't have users setting the root directory to CHMOD 777, I can't
expect users to get system admins to change ownerships on files, so is
there a way in PHP script to write to the root after I have executed
this script?
The problem comes in the re-name of the script:
function generate_page($formid, $pagename)
{
// Give the function the string to be generated including formid passed
from
// previous form
// Begin string
$string = "<?php
// include the files from output fns to get functions which design the
page
include ('output_fns.php');
db_connect();
\$query = \"select * from goldfish_content where PageID='$formid'\";
\$result = mysql_query(\$query) or die(\"Error: Query failure
with<BR>\$query<BR>\".mysql_error());
while (\$array = mysql_fetch_array(\$result))
{
\$HeadTitle = \"\{\$array[\"HeadTitle\"]}\";
\$PageTitle = \"\{\$array[\"Title\"]}\";
\$BodyText = \"\{\$array[\"BodyText\"]}\";
\$Picture1 = \"\{\$array[\"PictureOne\"]}\";
\$Picture2 = \"\{\$array[\"PictureTwo\"]}\";
\$CatID = \"\{\$array[\"CatID\"]}\";
}
// carry the variable head title in the page and do the page header
do_html_header(\$HeadTitle);
// carry variables into do_html_index() function in output_fns.
// Page title = The headline of the page
// Body text = The text body, can include html commands.
// Picture 1 = picture or graphic that appears above the title if
required.
// Picture 2 = Picture that appears right hand side on the basic
output_fns
// CatID = Category which is used for determining which links appear
on each page
// Section name = Allows you to specify extra functions to
output_fns.php to be unique to the page (requires hard coding)
do_html_index(\$PageTitle, \$BodyText, \$Picture1, \$Picture2,
\$CatID, \$SECTION_NAME);
// put the page footer in position
do_html_footer();
?>";
// end of string
// Define the filename to write to.
$filename = 'test.txt';
// Open the file for overwriting.
$fp = fopen($filename, "w");
// Write the string to the file
$write = fputs($fp, $string);
// Close the file
fclose($fp);
// ****rename the page as a php file
// everything works fine until I try to rename this file as the form
$pagename var in the root. I get permission denied.
rename ($filename, "../$pagename.php");
// end of function.
}
// call the function.
generate_page($formid, $pagename);
?>
The page generates great and everything is hunky dory if the root is
chmoded 777 but I have a feeling I'm wasting my time with this route
unless someone has a better idea.
Steve Jackson
Web Development and Marketing Manager
Viola Systems Ltd.
http://www.violasystems.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mobile +358 50 343 5159
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