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Re: newbie question [message #170964 is a reply to message #170963]

Sun, 12 December 2010 15:00

Magno
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On 12/12/2010 11:39 AM, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
> justaguy wrote:
>
>> This is my very first php script and I'm already in trouble. I'd like
>> it to do two things:
>> a) append the email address to the Log.txt file on the server at the
>> same location;
>> b) redirect to newlocation.html page
>>
>> The redirection is ok but the email capture failed. It seems that the
>> logMessage isn't called. How can we fix it?
>
> Just a wild guess, but why not try calling it?
>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> <?php
>> $email = $_POST['email'];
>> // $email = $HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
>> echo "$email<br />";
>>
>> function logMessage($email)
>> // debug
>> echo "email recording function called.";
>> {
>> $myFile = "Log.txt";
>> $contentsOld = file_get_contents($myFile, true);
>> $fh = fopen($myFile, 'w') or die("couldnt locate log file");
>>
>> $stringData = date("l F j, Y, g:i:s a") . "\nEmail: " . $email . "\n
>> \n";
>> fwrite($fh, $contentsOld);
>> fwrite($fh, $stringData);
>
> Do you not find it the least bit strange to read the content of a file,
> replace the content with the content, then write new content, and call that
> process "appending" the new content to the file?
>
> You have already discovered the `w' flag for fopen(). Guess what other
> flags there might be …
>
> Bottom line: RTFM.

As expected, PointedEars like always waiting for other to answers, and
comes with his stupid version to insult the OP.

justaguy: don’t pay attention to PointedEars, he is a troll which always
insults newcomers and treats them like idiots.
Everybody else has filtered him for the same reason.

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		newbie question By: justaguy on Sun, 12 December 2010 02:06
		Re: newbie question By: Helmut Chang on Sun, 12 December 2010 10:13
		Re: newbie question By: Jerry Stuckle on Sun, 12 December 2010 13:26
		Re: newbie question By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Sun, 12 December 2010 14:39
		Re: newbie question By: Magno on Sun, 12 December 2010 15:00
		Re: newbie question By: justaguy on Sun, 12 December 2010 16:07
		Re: newbie question By: alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX on Mon, 13 December 2010 08:15

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