$file_open = fopen($file_name, "w"); this will empty the existing file contents then write to the file
"Jas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Not sure how I could do this as I could not find a functions on php.net to > allow me to first delete the entire contents of a file "before" writting the > changes supplied by a textarea. Here is what I have thus far: > Page one - Form: > <?php > $file_name = 'blank.php'; > $open_file = fopen("$file_name","rw"); > if (!$open_file) { > die("cannot open $file_name"); > } else { > $read_file = fread($open_file, filesize($file_name)); > $strip_php = eregi_replace("<","&a&", $read_file); > fclose($open_file); > } > ?> > <form name="edit_passwords" method="post" action="edit_passwords.php"> > <textarea name="passwords" cols="60" rows="7"><?php echo $strip_php; > ?></textarea> > <br> > <input type="submit" name="save" value="save"> > </form> > Page two - open file and write changes: > <?php > if (!$passwords) { > header ("Location: index.php"); > } else { > $file_name= "blank.php"; > $file_open = fopen($file_name, "r+"); > eregi_replace("&a&","<", $file_open); > #eregi_replace("\","", $file_open); > fwrite($file_open, $passwords); > print ("$passwords was written to $file_name"); } > ?> > As of right now it opens the file and writes your changes, however it simply > goes to the end of the file then begins writting. I would like to delete > the contents of the file, then write the changes. > Any help or pointers are appreciated! > Jas > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
