[urlguy]

Hi,

I have made this script, which include a config file (config.php)
where the user has to insert its own variables to make it work
a simple look of the config.php would be like
<?
$domain="domain.com";
?>

But I would like to add another script to this, like Install.php, where user could go thru each setting there from and fill in from web, instead of opening it with notepad and editing..

I have tried a html POST command like the regular one.. But when I try to do like POST to my config.php and the post value are "domain" to edit the current ones set in config.php, or update if setting not set, it just gives me "internal server error", and I have tried this at 3 different places I got hosting so its most likely a script error.


Basicly.. I just need a script or code that allows me to POST to (edit) or fill in values in my config.php which havent been set



Really hope anyone got a solution for this.. havent bn able to find it anywhere yet =|
Thx in advance

[NeverMind]

you have to deal with this config.php as any plain text file, and open it for rewrite or save it in a variable..
the idea is to make your config.php as a template like for example:

PHP Code:

<?php

$domain    = '::DOMAIN::';

$password = '::PASSWORD::';

?>

and then with your install (with POST method), replace the values that the user enters with a simple str_replace() like in our example:

PHP Code:

$content = '<?php

$domain    = \'::DOMAIN::\';

$password = \'::PASSWORD::\';

?>';



$change_from[0] = '::DOMAIN::';

$change_from[1] = '::PASSWORD::';



$change_to[0] = trim($_POST['domain']);

$change_to[1] = trim($_POST['password']);  



$content = str_replace($change_from, $change_to, $content);



//WRITE THE FILE HERE

but you have to be careful and check for magic quotes or your file will not work..
HTH

[FiRe]

and because i can predict your next question, here is the function:

PHP Code:

<?

function check_magic_quotes($string) {

if (!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) $string = addslashes($string);

return $string;

}

?>

[NeverMind]

actually, it should be the opposite!
if magic quotes are on, we stripslashes() because you are not preparing the data for SQL use
and to make this function useful in this situation, I made these changes:

PHP Code:

function check_magic_quotes()

{

   if (get_magic_quotes_gpc())

       foreach ($_POST as $field => $value)

           $_POST[$field] = stripslashes($value);

} 

just call this function before $change_to[]s

[urlguy]

thanks for your replies ppl..
tho I didnt quite understand the magic quote part as im kinda newb to php, Ill try sort it out.. didnt get the top part either hehe =\

Could anyone just give me a short explenation on where in the above code I should enter the variables to be edited? and where I specify file to be edited?

Any help are greatly apprecciated,
Anders.