In all actuality I will be manipulating the information that is in that file.
I'm trying to build a log in script. The id's and passwords are stored in a
text file. I'm trying to read that text file so I can compare what the
user/viewer had typed in the id and password boxes. I'm so new to PHP I'm
taking it in baby steps...
Philip Olson wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Guru Geek wrote:
>
> > Sorry, here is the code now ( I need a nap )
> >
> > $filename
> > ="/usr/local/plesk/apache/vhosts/myserver.com/httpdocs/include/text.txt";
> > $handle = fopen ($filename, "r");
> > $contents = fread ($handle, filesize ($filename));
> > fclose ($handle);
> > echo $contents;
> > exit;
>
> For something like this, just use readfile() and not fread
> as it'd be much more efficient if you don't actually manipulate
> the string $contents. So:
>
> readfile($filename); // note: do not use echo
>
> Also, what is your include_path setting? It's important
> you know it and what it means as that'll answer the
> question in your last post:
>
> print ini_get('include_path');
> http://www.php.net/manual/configuration.directives.php#ini.include-path
>
> Also, no need for "exit" here as that happens automatically.
>
> Regards,
> Philip
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