Alright - looks like your host is a *nix host. Do you have shell access to
the system or are you stuck with FTP?
Either way, you should be able to chmod the file. You'll most likely need to
chmod it 666 (don't worry - it's not evil!). Example:
shell$ chmod 666 /path/to/guestbook.txt
ftp
open webhost:
user: blah
pass: ****
FTP> chmod 666 /path/to/guestbook.txt
If you are using a graphical FTP program, it MIGHT have specs for chmodding
a file (I have seen ones that don't).
If all else fails, try chmoding it with a PHP script. Like this:
chmod ("/path/to/guestbook.txt", 0666);
See: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.chmod.php : for more info.
-Dash
-----Original Message-----
From: Andy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 11:10 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Warning messages
Thank you Stephen, tried it on localhost, although i would not get the
email, the only warning messages i got were tell me just that.
"Stephen Edmonds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
006a01c2a535$9910f3f0$6d00a8c0@q">news:006a01c2a535$9910f3f0$6d00a8c0@q...
> Here is your problem:
>
> Warning: fopen("guestbook.txt", "w") - Permission denied in
> /home/.sites/112/site154/web/guestbook_post.php on line 15
>
> Whats happening is for some reason your file, guestbook.txt, is not
writable
> by php. Two things could be causing this. Firstly, you may need to specify
> the full path to the file, e.g. c:/dir/dir/guestbook.txt. Note the
foreward
> slashes instead of backwards ones.
>
> The second problem could be your webserver/php isn't set up to allow you
to
> edit the file guestbook.txt. There are methods of restricting access to a
> file, but I am not familiar with them since I use my own windows host (no
> restrictions). Good luck
>
> Stephen
>
> P.S. Try calling phpinfo(32) and look for the _SERVER["COMSPEC"] or
> something similar. That should tell you the path to your file where the
.php
> file lies, then its just a matter of figuring out where the guestbook is!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 6:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Warning messages
>
>
> > Here is the code and warning messages
> >
> > <?
> > if (($email=="") || ($name=="") || ($phone==""))
> > {
> > echo "Please fill out the guestbook completely before submitting.";
> > }
> > else
> > {
> > $fp = fopen("guestbook.txt", "w"); //w will append or create a new
file
> > flock ($fp, LOCK_EX); //lock the file
> >
> > fwrite($fp, "$name signed the guestbook. \nHis e-mail address was
$email
> > \nHis phone number was $phone\n\n");
> >
> > flock ($fp, LOCK_UN); //unlock the file
> > fclose($fp);
> >
> > mail("[EMAIL PROTECTED]", "Guestbook entry added",
wordwrap("$name
> > signed the guestbook. \nHis e-mail address was $email \nHis phone number
> was
> > $phone", 72, "\n", 1), "Return-Path:
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\nForm: Andrew Davey");
> >
> > mail("$email", "Thank you for signing my Guestbook", wordwrap("Thank
you,
> > $name, for signing my Guestbook.", 72, "\n", 1), "Return-path:
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\nForm: Andrew Davey");
> > echo "<font face=Verdana size=1>Thank you, " . $name . ", for signing
my
> > Guestbook.";
> > }
> > ?>
> >
> > Which give me the following errors:
> >
> > Warning: fopen("guestbook.txt", "w") - Permission denied in
> > /home/.sites/112/site154/web/guestbook_post.php on line 15
> >
> > Warning: flock(): supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource
in
> > /home/.sites/112/site154/web/guestbook_post.php on line 16
> >
> > Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource
> in
> > /home/.sites/112/site154/web/guestbook_post.php on line 18
> >
> > Warning: flock(): supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource
in
> > /home/.sites/112/site154/web/guestbook_post.php on line 20
> >
> > Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource
> in
> > /home/.sites/112/site154/web/guestbook_post.php on line 21
> >
> > The code i used was copied directly from a book, as i am a complete
> > beginner, so answers need to be idiot proof
> > :o)
> >
> > Andy
> >
> >
> > "Stephen Edmonds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > 005501c2a532$17a348c0$6d00a8c0@q">news:005501c2a532$17a348c0$6d00a8c0@q...
> > > That means you have an error in your use of fwrite.... its not a
proper
> > > 'file pointer'. Its not a setting you can change in your php.ini, as
it
> is
> > > cause by a problem with your script. In fact, your script should not
> work
> > > because of the error.
> > >
> > > If you paste the code and what your script does, I may be able to help
> > >
> > > Stephen
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Andy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 6:19 PM
> > > Subject: [PHP-WIN] Warning messages
> > >
> > >
> > > > what do I change in my php.ini file to stop these annoying warning
> > > notices?
> > > > I have looked at the ini file but I am unsure what to change. I
still
> > > want
> > > > to see error messages but the warning notices are doing my head in.
> > > >
> > > > An example would be:
> > > > Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle
> resource
> > > in
> > > > /home/.sites/112/site154/web/guestbook_post.php on line 18
> > > >
> > > > Thank you
> > > >
> > > >
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