Try looking under "Filesystem" functions in the manual. ----- Original Message ----- From: "sunny AT wde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "php" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 1:27 PM Subject: [PHP] how can i creat a file and write a string to it! > i've been looking for an adequate answer all morning in the archives, > but can't find one, neithr can i understand the manual. > > all i want to do is for php to take the strong sent to it through a > form, and create a new file with a name "2.html" for example, and > write the string to it. > > how can i quickly do this please? > > i got this so far but that gives me some filehandler problem. i'm > running off a unix system btw. > > $lastid = mysql_insert_id() ; > $root = "/home/articles/"; > $file = $root . $lastid . ".html"; > > fwrite($file, $articletext); > > tia!! > > /sunny > > ____________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk > or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]