Adding an extention .txt to a saved file from checkbox selections

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  • MPG Radio

    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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  • avan

    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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  • MPG Radio

    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);
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