Re: Re: fopen

Richard, thanks. > > chmod($defaultfile, 666); > http://php.net/chmod > has examples that tell you exactly why this is wrong... > The 666 you want is Octal. chmod($defaultfile, 0666); Check. Thanks. Didn't pay enough attention to that. > > What does the at_sign mean at the start of this line? > > @ $results = fopen($datafilename, "w+"); > @ means you are IGNORING any errors this generates. Hmm. Thanks. Decent to know. > > flock($results, 2); #lock file for writing > > fwrite($results, $filestr); #write $filestr to $results > > flock($results, 3); #unlock file > > fclose($results); #close file > This is an incorrect way to try to flock a file for writing. > > You should: > 1) Open the file for READING. > 2) flock that file handle, so only YOU have access to that file. > 3) Re-open the file for WRITING, now that you have control. > 4) Write your data > 5) Release the lock. Could you show me a correct method, or example please? I admit I'm a little too newbie with flock. I have not used it since my Perl days, and even then ... > http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Didn't know that! Thanks, John