Re: changing a file on the server using a web form

On Thu, May 03, 2001 at 04:02:32PM -0400, Sherman wrote: > I have installed mod_php on my Apache web server and there is > something I was curious about. I would like there to be a web page with a > form that a user can enter some info into.. and it change a file in say > /etc/file.txt when they submit the form .. any tips or advice on how I would > get started doing this? Thanks in advance. First of all, I would learn HTML. Then create an HTML form. Next I would learn how to program. Since you have installed mod_php, I would probably learn how to program in php. Once this is accomplished, you will realize just how easy your task really is. If you are looking for a tutorial, check out some links from here: http://www.php.net/links.php -- Jason Stechschulte jpstech@unoh.edu -- If this were Ada, I suppose we'd just constant fold 1/0 into die "Illegal division by zero" -- Larry Wall in <199711100226.SAA12549@wall.org>