help me solve a file edit problem

#1
111222

Posted 12 December 2007 - 08:28 AM

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how can i make the php to open a file, search a specific sentance in it, replace it to another sentance, and then save the file automaticly without "777 command".

#2
Guest_Jordan_*

Posted 12 December 2007 - 09:21 AM

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//To open/read file contents:
$myFile = "filename.ext";
$fh = fopen($myFile, 'r');
$data = fread($fh, 9999999);
fclose($fh);

//Search the data and replace a string:
$data = str_replace("STRING HERE", "REPLACE HERE", $data);

//To write to a file:
$myFile = "filename.ext";
$fh = fopen($myFile, 'a');
fwrite($fh, $data);
fclose($fh);

#3
Guest_Jordan_*

Posted 12 December 2007 - 09:25 AM

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Here is better code:


//To open/read file contents:

$myFile = "filename.ext";

$fh = fopen($myFile, 'r+');

$data = fread($fh, 9999999);


//Search the data and replace a string:

$data = str_replace("STRING HERE", "REPLACE HERE", $data);


//To write to a file:

fwrite($fh, $data);

fclose($fh);

#4
111222

Posted 12 December 2007 - 11:01 AM

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i sayed witout 777 commend.
when i do your programing
i get permission dineded
i have 644 commend.

#5
Guest_NeedHelp_*

Posted 12 December 2007 - 11:03 AM

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That is an OS issue, not a PHP issue. You say 777 command you need to either be the user that owns the file or in the group that owns the directory or chmod the file to '777'.

#6
John

Posted 12 December 2007 - 11:07 AM

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I' pretty sure you can do this using the FTP wrapper along with some file system functions.

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#7
111222

Posted 12 December 2007 - 11:17 AM

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hah!? you dont helped me.
i want it to edit the file without commend it (the orginal commend is 644)
plez give me a script to edit the file with the orginal commend (644)

#8
Guest_NeedHelp_*

Posted 12 December 2007 - 11:18 AM

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The file system commands will still not help him if he doesn't own the file (doesn't have write permission).

#9
John

Posted 12 December 2007 - 11:59 AM

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Well if he doesn't own the file, it is impossible to write or execute that file. That's why permissions exist.

However he never said he didn't own the file. Assuming he uploaded the file, the FTP user does own the file and has mod 6 - meaning he can read (4) and (+) write (2). The php user only has a mod of 4 meaning he can only read. Which is why, using the file system commands with the php user will not work, but using the file system commands with the FTP user will...

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#10
111222

Posted 12 December 2007 - 12:07 PM

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i own the file!!! i just want to edit it without givin him a command.
how can i do that?

#11
John

Posted 12 December 2007 - 12:36 PM

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As I said before:

Sidewinder said:

I' pretty sure you can do this using the FTP wrapper along with some file system functions.

A combination of the code snippets found in the PHP manual [click the links I provided] and what Jordan posted above should be all you need.

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#12
Lop

Posted 12 December 2007 - 03:38 PM

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You are either going to have to chmod it manually or chmod it by code as Sidewinder has suggested. Once you have done that then use Jordan's code. If you chmod it by code you can always chmod it back to what it was at the end.