RE: [PHP-WIN] writing to a file on PWS with PHP4 on Win98SE

Hi, Try passing fopen a physical device path rather that a url: eg. fopen("c:/temp/mydata.txt"); or if you're using *nix: fopen("/etc/mydata.txt"); Ignatius > -----Original Message----- > From: mcni7e [mailto:mcnite@get2net.dk] > Sent: Saturday, 5 August 2000 04:40 > To: php-windows@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP-WIN] writing to a file on PWS with PHP4 on Win98SE > > > huh > > i finally got PHP4 working on windows 98 and now want to make > a guestbook > but i can't use MySQL as db for it ... > cause i can't find propper install package or it does not > exist for windows > 9.x, i have know idea what problem is! > > but i desided to use flat-file for storing my data into, neat rite? > > well ... > > it is not that neat after all cause PWS does not support FTP > service under > windows 98 and i can't seem to write to file i want to write > through http > protocol. > here is my method i was trying to use (file i want to write > to is named > 'test.dat') > > <?php > $file = fopen("http://mcnite/stolac/test.dat", > "w"); > if (!$file) { > echo "<p>Unable to open remote file for writing.\n"; > exit; > } > /* Write the data here. */ > fputs($file, "$HTTP_USER_AGENT\n"); > fclose($file); > ?> > *this script i found as example in PHP manual* > > i report no error but nothing happens > > any other way i can write to file a file with PHP4 running on > Win98SE / PWS? > > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net >