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~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Aug 6, 2003, 07:11 AM

Ok im making an interal web for a LAN, its used as a file sever and tourney registration, will its comeing along really well. But i cant find a way to get the name that user put as there nick to go to txt file....basicly i need something that it is simple where users can put there nick / sn and it will be sent to a txt file that the name is added to.

Any help would be apricated ... cuz im stumped.

Also is there a why to make a web page or code that will take or read data from a .txt file and display it?\

TIA

Malus · Aug 6, 2003, 08:35 AM

You'll definitely need something like PHP or Perl to be able to do that. I'm assuming you have an Apache or IIS server set up?

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Aug 6, 2003, 11:22 PM

apache is what im useing, and ill simplfiy what i want done .. i want a user to be able to put there name in a text box and submit it, i would like that submited name to be saved in a txt or database ( the same txt file that other names are in, so i want to add its name not overwrite ) and then have a page that can "read" what is in the file or database and display it....or to just have the sumbited name go to a webpage...

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Aug 6, 2003, 11:59 PM

is there a way to do it dreamwaver? Or php that writes to a mysql database?

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Aug 7, 2003, 12:37 AM

help me please!!!

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Aug 7, 2003, 04:33 AM

I dont feel like im explaing this right here is another go...
Ok i want a simple a field where a user can enter his name and it will be saved in a database or txt file...

EXAMPLE

i enter my name here on page register.htm: Sourcer
it is saved in registered.txt without overwriting the old enterys
then its displayed on results.htm

the simpler the easier as this for a lan and i dont need anything bad...also i would like to adapt this for a 12 man team Battlefield registration...some software that could do this that is made for lans would nice also....any help would grateful

Thanks in advance!

Sourcer

also sorry if this in the wrong area i wasnt sure where to put it.

Malus · Aug 7, 2003, 06:29 AM

http://www.php.net/

All the answers lie there.

To display a textfile, you would use an include like this:

Code:

<?php include ("file url goes here"); ?>

in your html. To make the list editable, you'll have to add a form to your page and have it run another php function.

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Aug 7, 2003, 06:31 AM

thanks man...so i can have the form save a txt file and that php function will display it?

ToshiroOC · Aug 7, 2003, 08:28 AM

Post the HTML and I'll edit some PHP in to do what you want it to do.

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Aug 7, 2003, 06:49 PM

well if you could just make a blank page with a form feild to sumbmit a name and have it save to a file and then be displayed on another page would be great....i can do the rest.

ToshiroOC · Aug 8, 2003, 12:12 AM

Here's some code I'm ripping out of something else I've already written. Just copy it into a file named list.php and run it on apache after installing PHP, and it should work fine.

EDIT: It's not working perfectly, so once I have apache and php downloaded onto this computer I'll fix it up.

EDIT: Updated, now dynamically changes # of textboxes...

Code:

<?php
$names = unserialize(file_get_contents('names.list'));
if (isset($_POST['newdata']) && $_POST['newdata'] && ($_POST['password'] == 'pwd')) //change pwd to any password you want
{
     while (list ($ltp, $ltpv) = each ($_POST) )
          $names[$ltp] = (string)$ltpv;
     $fp = fopen('names.list', 'w');
     fwrite( $fp , serialize($names));
     fclose( $fp );
}
?>

<html>
<head>
<title>Name List</title>
</head>
<body>
<form method="post" action="list.php">
<?php
$limit = 5;
for ($i = 1;; $i++)
{
if ($i >= $limit)
{ 
break;
}
$namenum = 'name'.$i;
if ($names[$namenum])
{ 
$nameval = $names[$namenum];
}
else
{
$nameval = '';
}
$textbox = '<input type="text" name="name'.$i.'" value="'.$nameval.'" /><br />';
echo $textbox;
$spareboxes = 3; //change 3 to any number of extra empty text boxes you want
if ( (($limit - $i) <= $spareboxes) && ($names[$namenum]) )
{
$limit++;
}
}
?>
<br />Password to update:<br />
<input type="password" name="password" /><br />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" />
<input type="hidden" name="newdata" value="1" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

Note: I haven't tested it yet, since I'm not at home at the moment. I'll try and get it tested in a few minutes.

Aug 6, 2003, 07:11 AM	#1
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	help for a LAN .... i need some html help Ok im making an interal web for a LAN, its used as a file sever and tourney registration, will its comeing along really well. But i cant find a way to get the name that user put as there nick to go to txt file....basicly i need something that it is simple where users can put there nick / sn and it will be sent to a txt file that the name is added to. Any help would be apricated ... cuz im stumped. Also is there a why to make a web page or code that will take or read data from a .txt file and display it?\ TIA Last edited by Sourcer_2002; Aug 7, 2003 at 04:32 AM.

Aug 6, 2003, 08:35 AM	#2
Malus BSD SMASH! Join Date: May 2002 Location: A rabbit hole. . . Posts: 1,170 Rep Power: 0	You'll definitely need something like PHP or Perl to be able to do that. I'm assuming you have an Apache or IIS server set up? __________________ quad (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel Q6600 - Asus P5E-VM HDMI - 2x2 GB Kingston PC6400 DDR2 Ram - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - 2xSeagate 1TB 7200RPM HD in RAID 1 via ZFS - Lite-On 20x DVD Multi Recorder - Coolermaster Centurion 5 router (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel E4500 - Intel D945GCNL - 2 GB PC6400 Mushkin Ram - Lite-On 48x24x48x16 - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - Silverstone SST-SG02-F wanderer (FreeBSD/i386 7-CURRENT): Lenovo Thinkpad T61p mini (OS X 10.5): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8Ghz, 4 GB Mushkin PC5400 Ram - Headroom MicroDAC Portable sound: Rockboxed iPod Video -> Westone UM2's Not-So-Portable Sound: Headroon MicroDAC -> Singlepower PPX3-SLAM -> Grado RS-1's or Beyerdynamic DT-880's Very-Not-Portable-Sound: Squeezebox v3 -> Denon AVR-1507 -> B&W 683's & Sunfire HRS-10

Aug 7, 2003, 06:29 AM	#7
Malus BSD SMASH! Join Date: May 2002 Location: A rabbit hole. . . Posts: 1,170 Rep Power: 0	http://www.php.net/ All the answers lie there. To display a textfile, you would use an include like this: Code: <?php include ("file url goes here"); ?> in your html. To make the list editable, you'll have to add a form to your page and have it run another php function. __________________ quad (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel Q6600 - Asus P5E-VM HDMI - 2x2 GB Kingston PC6400 DDR2 Ram - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - 2xSeagate 1TB 7200RPM HD in RAID 1 via ZFS - Lite-On 20x DVD Multi Recorder - Coolermaster Centurion 5 router (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel E4500 - Intel D945GCNL - 2 GB PC6400 Mushkin Ram - Lite-On 48x24x48x16 - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - Silverstone SST-SG02-F wanderer (FreeBSD/i386 7-CURRENT): Lenovo Thinkpad T61p mini (OS X 10.5): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8Ghz, 4 GB Mushkin PC5400 Ram - Headroom MicroDAC Portable sound: Rockboxed iPod Video -> Westone UM2's Not-So-Portable Sound: Headroon MicroDAC -> Singlepower PPX3-SLAM -> Grado RS-1's or Beyerdynamic DT-880's Very-Not-Portable-Sound: Squeezebox v3 -> Denon AVR-1507 -> B&W 683's & Sunfire HRS-10

Aug 7, 2003, 08:28 AM	#9
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Post the HTML and I'll edit some PHP in to do what you want it to do. __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Aug 6, 2003, 11:22 PM	Thread Starter #3
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	apache is what im useing, and ill simplfiy what i want done .. i want a user to be able to put there name in a text box and submit it, i would like that submited name to be saved in a txt or database ( the same txt file that other names are in, so i want to add its name not overwrite ) and then have a page that can "read" what is in the file or database and display it....or to just have the sumbited name go to a webpage...

Aug 6, 2003, 11:59 PM	Thread Starter #4
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	is there a way to do it dreamwaver? Or php that writes to a mysql database?

Aug 7, 2003, 12:37 AM	Thread Starter #5
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	help me please!!!

Aug 7, 2003, 04:33 AM	Thread Starter #6
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	I dont feel like im explaing this right here is another go... Ok i want a simple a field where a user can enter his name and it will be saved in a database or txt file... EXAMPLE i enter my name here on page register.htm: Sourcer it is saved in registered.txt without overwriting the old enterys then its displayed on results.htm the simpler the easier as this for a lan and i dont need anything bad...also i would like to adapt this for a 12 man team Battlefield registration...some software that could do this that is made for lans would nice also....any help would grateful Thanks in advance! Sourcer also sorry if this in the wrong area i wasnt sure where to put it.

Aug 7, 2003, 06:31 AM	Thread Starter #8
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	thanks man...so i can have the form save a txt file and that php function will display it?

Aug 7, 2003, 06:49 PM	Thread Starter #10
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	well if you could just make a blank page with a form feild to sumbmit a name and have it save to a file and then be displayed on another page would be great....i can do the rest.