Re: Writing remote data to local file

On Thursday 08 May 2003 23:23, Dave Rosenberg wrote: [snip] > >>>>| $remotefile = > >>>>fopen('http://mydomain.org/testo.html','r'); > >>>>| > >>>>| $localfile = > >>>>fopen('/home/dave/public_html/test.txt','w'); > >>>>| > >>>>| fwrite($localfile,$remotefile); > >>>>| > >>>>| fclose($localfile); > >>>>| > >>>>| fclose($remotefile); > >>> > >>>Lookup each of the above functions in the manual and see > >> > >>_what arguments_ they > >> > >>>take and what they _return_. Then examine and try the > >> > >>examples given for each > >> > >>>of the functions and understand how they work. > >> > >>Obviously that's the first thing I did, but they do not offer any > >>guidance beyond where I've gotten. I also tried this.... > > > > Well, obviously you did not look at the right bits, so try this little > > quiz: > > > > (1) what does fopen return? > > > > (2) what does fwrite() expect its second argument to be? > > > > (3) are these the same? > > No, or I wouldn't be asking. I was looking for some assistance. > Judging by these two responses, I guess this is not the right place to > ask questions? "Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime." (or something like that) Did you try the examples in the manual, in particular the one(s) for fwrite()? Once you get that working, modify it to suit your purpose. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general ------------------------------------------ /* One good reason why computers can do more work than people is that they never have to stop and answer the phone. */