Re: periodic file writing error (fputs)

On Friday 06 August 2004 02:50, Sarah Gray wrote: > I am having a periodic problem that I cannot duplicate and wonder if > anyone has suggestions. > > Once a sale is completed a record is written to a log file on the > server. > > $filename = $dir. "/". $logType."_".$today.".txt"; > $fp = fopen("$filename", "a+"); > fputs($fp, $logEntryStr); > fclose($fp); > > The file is chmoded to 644. > > About 3 out of 600 times, the log file is not written to. The times > of day this happens are not consistent, and as I mentioned, I cannot > duplicate it when testing. I initially thought it was some kind of > error on the server, but I am beginning to think it is in my code. > > Has anyone experienced anything like this or have any suggestions for > how to troubleshoot this? - Enable full error reporting for PHP. - Incorporate some error checking code as per example in manual for fwrite(). -- 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 ------------------------------------------ /* Q: How many Zen masters does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: None. The Universe spins the bulb, and the Zen master stays out of the way. */