Adding an extention .txt to a saved file from checkbox selections
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In menu we have a menu.txt file with times to select.
<?php echo '<form method="POST" action="process.php">'; $file = fopen("menu.txt","r"); echo '<table border="1">'; while(! feof($file)) { $data= fgets($file); if(trim($data) != '') { echo '<tr> <td><input type="checkbox" name="check[]" value="'.$data.'"></td> <td>'.$data.'</td></tr>'; } } fclose($file); echo '<input type="submit" value="send">'; echo '</form>'; ?>
In the process below we have a way to save those selections $myFile=fopen($name,"a"); but when including .txt in save $myfile=fopen($name . ".txt","a"); and saving as txt file the data does not save in the text file. The selections only save when we try not to add an extension in the code.
<?php if(isset($_POST['check']) && ! empty($_POST['check'])) { $check=$_POST['check']; $numberOfCheck=count($check); echo ("You have checked $numberOfCheck checkboxes : "); //echo ("You have ordered $numberOfCheck itmes on the breakfast menu : "); for ($i=0; $i<$numberOfCheck; $i++) { echo '<br>'; echo ($check[$i]. " "); $VarCheck=$check[$i]; $name=time(); **$myFile=fopen($name,"a");** //$myfile=fopen($name.'.txt','a'); //$myfile=fopen($name . ".txt","a"); $txt=$VarCheck; fwrite($myFile,$txt); fclose($myFile); } } else { echo "Zero check selected"; } ?>
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Strange. It worked for me.
$name = time(); $txtName = $name . ".txt"; $myFile=fopen($txtName,"a"); $txt = "Text added"; fwrite($myFile,$txt); fclose($myFile);
Make sure you have the right permissions set on the directory. You should have write permissions enabled. I have
drwxr-xr-x
and it worked for me.That is the only thing I can think of. I know you said it creates it without the extension so I am not 100% sure.
So it doesn't create any file as soon as you add the extension part?
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That's so weird it works with this change..
$name = time(); $txtName = $name . ".txt"; $myFile=fopen($txtName,"a"); $txt = $VarCheck; fwrite($myFile,$txt); fclose($myFile);