How to create a new ***.php file format in PHP scriptting?

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Hye all! I would like to know how PHP works to create other a new PHP file automatically on web folder? Ok my case scenario is like this. I already download a Article Manager 0.3 written in PHP language from:

http://www.interlogy.com/support/free-download/article_manager03.zip

With that script it help me to generate a news/article web page automatically on my web site. However that script will be generate on new ****.html file format. What i want is a new ***.php file format. Can someone help me to define on which one function should i look forward.

I already refer to http://php.net/fopen coz i think it maybe something related with fopen () funtion. I read there sound like that URL didnt tell me how to create other a new web file (html/php/etc) automatically. It just tell it to create a TXT file.

What i want is i want that script generate a PHP file format and nop HTML format.HUhuhuh. Thanxs

*p/s i cant paste code here or i will be ban to posting here.wish someone kindly can download it, just a small file only. huhuhuh

registered · Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 12:04 am

If this is a PHP script, whenever it creates a new file (fopen usually), it specifies a filename. Instead of the extension .html, you need to change it to .php - that's it.

You could do other code like either copy or rename the file
http://us2.php.net/copy

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 12:56 am

evaders99 wrote:

If this is a PHP script, whenever it creates a new file (fopen usually), it specifies a filename. Instead of the extension .html, you need to change it to .php - that's it.

You could do other code like either copy or rename the file
http://us2.php.net/copy

Huhuhu.. i already change everything extensions from **.html to **.php in that code and also a file template but i wont happen and still generate in HTML. HUhuhu can someone download that a small file and help me there huhuhuh.. Thanxs evaders99

Here is a screen shoot a default contain file from that script:

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 1:20 am

Here i paste a part of that PHP script in a file name as news.php. Base on my PHP knowledge, "fopen" function is a for PHP script to create a new file right? Correct me if i'm wrong. So how i can know on that funtions will be save as HTML/PHP/TXT/etc?

Code:




      $fh = fopen($filename, "w");


      $news = stripslashes($news);


      fwrite($fh, "\n<!--ARTICLE-->\n$news $old_news");


      fclose($fh);


   }





   if(strcmp($subject, "")){   


      if(!(strcmp($passwd, $password))){   


         add_article("article_summary.php", summary_page($subject, $date, $summary, $article_id));


         add_article("article_$article_id.php", main_page($subject, $date, $summary, $article_id, $body));


         echo "<p> <a href=article_$article_id.php>Article</a> has been added! <p>";


      }else{


         echo "<p><b> Password is wrong! </b>";


      }


   }


?>

registered · Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 6:12 am

Defcon, it would help, I think, if we knew how you intended on using the newly created PHP file. In other words, your script is generating HTML content, not PHP, so not sure that just changing the extension to .php is really all that useful or even what you want.

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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 1:12 pm

montego wrote:

Defcon.. so not sure that just changing the extension to .php is really all that useful or even what you want...

I already change to PHP on where i think i should change it but it wont works. What i wonder is, that script is generated to HTML but when i put "includes" to recall my PHP script on that HTML it doesnt work. But if a same coding on that HTML i open with my Dreamweaver and save as PHP file format it works. That's why i wish that script can generate a PHP file format. HUhuhuhu...

hitwalker wrote:

..what does the huhuhu stand for?..

Heheheh.. yup... huhuhuhu = hehehhee but maybe a little bit de ja vu feeling:p

Thanxs hitwalker & montego for reply.

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 2:07 pm

Interesting, is this web based or on your personal computer, a few hosts dont allow php to create files, but as evaders has stated, fopen is probably your best bet.

As your code previously posted sudjests.

It makes the file with fopen, then intends to write to it.

First, is the file even getting created?

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On line 29 change

Code:

                $article_url = "article_".$article_id.".html";

to

Code:

                $article_url = "article_".$article_id.".php";

line 48

Code:

                $article_url = "article_".$article_id.".html";

to

Code:

                $article_url = "article_".$article_id.".php";

along with your current changes.
I guess he might want to change it so he can include maybe a header and footer or some such to it. Just guessing though. In that case you'll have to modify the templates to reflect that.

Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 9:35 am

Defcon, the following statement you made still isn't enough to clarify:

Quote:

but when i put "includes" to recall my PHP script on that HTML it doesnt work

Here is the question: are you trying to use inline HTML within your PHP script, or were you intending upon reading the HTML into a variable and do something else with it?

We still need to know what you need to do with that HTML that is in that file before a proper answer can be given. At this point, I don't know if include is the right function you should be using or if should be using fopen for something else.

Can you please be more specific with why you are trying to "include" the file... what are you wanting it to do, or do to it AFTER its "included".

Folks, let us please first determine this before we go too much farther with this.

Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 9:57 am

999 wrote:

On line 29 change

Code:

                $article_url = "article_".$article_id.".html";

to

Code:

                $article_url = "article_".$article_id.".php";

line 48

Code:

                $article_url = "article_".$article_id.".html";

to

Code:

                $article_url = "article_".$article_id.".php";

along with your current changes.
I guess he might want to change it so he can include maybe a header and footer or some such to it. Just guessing though. In that case you'll have to modify the templates to reflect that.

Hye 999, i already do that but still didn't works. Thanxs bro

Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 9:58 am

montego wrote:

Defcon, the following statement you made still isn't enough to clarify:

Quote:

but when i put "includes" to recall my PHP script on that HTML it doesnt work

Here is the question: are you trying to use inline HTML within your PHP script, or were you intending upon reading the HTML into a variable and do something else with it?

We still need to know what you need to do with that HTML that is in that file before a proper answer can be given. At this point, I don't know if include is the right function you should be using or if should be using fopen for something else.

Can you please be more specific with why you are trying to "include" the file... what are you wanting it to do, or do to it AFTER its "included".

Folks, let us please first determine this before we go too much farther with this.

Dear montego, Thanxs a lot for ur concern. I really appreciate it so much. Ok let me explain again. My case scenario is i already design n develop a static PHP page(think it as static HTML but i save as PHP), however my friend ask me for news system that will easy for him to update. So i looking php script for news & articles management then i found this:

http://www.interlogy.com/support/free-download/article_manager03.zip

However i need to customize/recoding back that script where will be suitable with others static HTML page theme layout. Huhuhu

Q-Here is the question: are you trying to use inline HTML within your PHP script, or were you intending upon reading the HTML into a variable and do something else with it?

My static page of PHP file format is design not to use any database xtvt, it just like a static HTML but save it on PHP file format:p However on that body page i also got some PHP scripting. That's a PHP script for counting how many hits and visitor on that page. That counting scripting i wrote on different page then i call it using "includes" on any web page that i want it. It works. Since that news system (a script that i download) i need to customize back to follow my web body layout, so on a template of that news i need to recoding back for table/layout and also for counting script that i need to use it. That news system page working fine and all of layout is placing on a right place without any problem. So i try to put news/articles on that page, after i finish it that script will generate a news page on HTML file format. That generated news page perfectly with all of page layout/table like other page with out missing any layout. However that HTML wont run any "include" that i put. So open up that news page with Dreamweaver than save as PHP than i try to running up on my browser everything is perfectly, that "include" is working. Therefor i think i must recoding that news to give/generated file on PHP format not in HTML. So my point with that news system from http://www.interlogy.com/support/free-download/article_manager03.zip is i just want to change it generated file on PHP not HTML where i confirm that PHP generated pages can run that "includes" .

Thanxs all who concern to reply here. I really appreciate it so much.

Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 7:36 pm

Ok, I think I have an idea of what you are after, especially after looking at the zip file that you posted above.

I suggest letting it dump it out to a .html file or .txt or any extension that you like. Then, look up in the PHP manual the function file_get_contents. You could load the contents of your generated file into a string variable and then just echo out that string variable in the place where you currently are using "include".

Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 12:29 pm

montego wrote:

Ok, I think I have an idea of what you are after, especially after looking at the zip file that you posted above.

I suggest letting it dump it out to a .html file or .txt or any extension that you like. Then, look up in the PHP manual the function file_get_contents. You could load the contents of your generated file into a string variable and then just echo out that string variable in the place where you currently are using "include".

Hye montego, Thanxs again for ur reply. It is u mean file_get_contents is this funtion? :

http://us2.php.net/file_get_contents

Base on this URL:

http://www.w3schools.com/php/func_filesystem_file_get_contents.asp

That's mean my code should be:

<?php
echo file_get_contents("counter.php");
?>

right?

I already add file_get_contents funtion on that template. after generate a news, still nop works..huhuhuhu

Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 6:41 am

Defcon, I am like shooting in the dark here with having about 10% of the information that I would need to help you, but unfortunately, I also do not have the kind of time to actually do this for you.

You have to understand what it is that you are trying to do and find the right functions to use within PHP to get the job done. I've pointing you in a few directions, but without seeing the whole "package" I just don't know what else I can tell you.

I suggest getting yourself a good book on PHP/mySQL. My personal favorite is PHP5 and MySQL Bible by Tim Converse and Joyce Park. There are many others too. There is just no substitute for getting yourself a good grounding in these two technologies.

Sorry that I could not be of more help to you.

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:48 pm

montego wrote:

Defcon, I am like shooting in the dark here with having about 10% of the information that I would need to help you, but unfortunately, I also do not have the kind of time to actually do this for you.

You have to understand what it is that you are trying to do and find the right functions to use within PHP to get the job done. I've pointing you in a few directions, but without seeing the whole "package" I just don't know what else I can tell you.

I suggest getting yourself a good book on PHP/mySQL. My personal favorite is PHP5 and MySQL Bible by Tim Converse and Joyce Park. There are many others too. There is just no substitute for getting yourself a good grounding in these two technologies.

Sorry that I could not be of more help to you.

Hye montego, thanxs for ur advice. yes u right that book PHP5 and MySQL Bible by Tim Converse and Joyce Park is really help with a simple n easy to understand explanation. First i download it as e-book, but since that contain is a really good information for my beginner level i just bought it. Thanxs dude.

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:57 pm

Yup. Its a really good RTM

and also excellent reference. Difficult sometimes to find both.

Personally, I have also downloaded the windows help file for both PHP and mySQL. These are the manuals and are searchable. They just may not be the most up-to-date as the on-line will be, but I have never not found answers that I was needing... Wink