php news

[chrisshields]

Adding news to site in PHP

I am using some php to create a news page on our clan website. The html/php looks like this:

<?
if($HTTP_POST_VARS['submit']) {
if($HTTP_POST_VARS['password'] == 'test') {
if(!$HTTP_POST_VARS['name']) {
echo "You must enter a name";
exit;
}
if(!$HTTP_POST_VARS['news']) {
echo "You must enter some news";
exit;
}
if(strstr($HTTP_POST_VARS['name'],"|")) {
echo "Name cannot contain the pipe symbol - |";
exit;
}
if(strstr($HTTP_POST_VARS['news'],"|")) {
echo "News cannot contain the pipe symbol - |";
exit;
}
$fp = fopen('news.txt','a');
if(!$fp) {
echo "Error opening file!";
exit;
}
$line = date("m.d.y") . "|" . $HTTP_POST_VARS['name'];
$line .= "|" . $HTTP_POST_VARS['news'];
$line = str_replace("\r\n","
",$line);
$line .= "\r\n";
fwrite($fp, $line);
if(!fclose($fp)) {
echo "Error closing file!";
exit;
}
} else {
echo "Bad Password";
}
}

?>
<FORM ACTION="addnews.php" METHOD="POST" NAME="newsentry">
Your name:

<INPUT TYPE="text" SIZE="30" NAME="name">

The News:

<TEXTAREA NAME="news" COLS="40" ROWS="5"></TEXTAREA>


News Password:

<INPUT TYPE="password" SIZE="30" NAME="password">

<INPUT TYPE="submit" NAME="submit" VALUE="Post it!">

</FORM>

The file is named addnews.php and is located in the root directory of the site (www.site.barrysworld.com/addnews.php). However, when the script is executed, "Error opening file" is returned. This is from:
"$fp = fopen('news.txt','a');
if(!$fp) {
echo "Error opening file!";
exit;
Where does the news.txt file have to be placed for this to work? What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

Chris Shields

 

[Tempy_Incursion]

As Jonty said in the other thread you posted this, it was a CHMOD problem!

 

[chrisshields]

Yeah thanks, ive got it all up and running now. Problem was the ftp client i was using did not support changing the CHMOD values for a file. It was crap :/. I now have a evaluation copy of CuteFTP Pro which does the trick.

 

[Tempy_Incursion]

What were you using before? I've always used WS_FTP Pro.

 

[chrisshields]

I was using bluezone FTP: It was free, had no ads and it did everything I needed... until now

 

[Tempy_Incursion]

Oh well at least you've got it CHMODed ok now.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Well, it was obviously created with Windows servers in mind wasn't it, because you _need_ chmod to use a *nix server.