Re: php to store data

On Mon, 2011-05-02 at 20:35 -0400, Bastien wrote: > > On 2011-05-02, at 8:21 PM, Ashley Sheridan <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk> wrote: > > > On Tue, 2011-05-03 at 09:36 +1000, Sir Wally Lewis wrote: > > > >> I did not get access to any database system on the ISP's end. > >> I could get access to MySQL for $$$. > >> Initially I just want to test everything works with storing to simple text > >> files. > >> After that has happenned. > >> And if the requirement grows. > >> Then spending $$$ is feasable. > >> > >> As I said I am just a novice. > >> So I want to get something small going. > >> > >> Kind Regards, > >> > >> Robert. > >> > >> > >> "Ashley Sheridan" <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk> wrote in message > >> news:1304378581.1242.17.camel@localhost.localdomain... > >>> On Mon, 2011-05-02 at 17:55 +1000, sir wally lewis wrote: > >>> > >>>> I am a complete novice at php. > >>>> My internet service provider gives me webspace and PHP script execution > >>>> for free. > >>>> > >>>> I would like a simple example of a website that stores data on the > >>>> server, in simple text files. > >>>> > >>>> Is this possible? > >>>> > >>>> Kind Regards, > >>>> > >>>> Robert > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> If you're storing data, try to use a database, as you can do a lot more > >>> with a DB than you can with flat text files on the server, and it's much > >>> faster. > >>> > >>> However, if you're stuck with text files, then look at things like > >>> fopen, fwrite and file_get_contents functions, as these should help a > >>> lot. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Thanks, > >>> Ash > >>> http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > Look into the functions I mentioned, they have enough examples on the > > php.net man pages to get you to a point where you can put some code > > together to do what you need. > > > > -- > > Thanks, > > Ash > > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > > > > You might want to google flat file databases. There are systems that already do this. > > Bastien Koert > He didn't say he necessarily wanted database-like functionality, just that he wanted to be able to store data in text files. This could be something as simple as a log, or basic CMS that generates the HTML pages that make up a website. -- Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk