[Oskare100]

Hello,
I've a config.php file that contains the following:
$dbhost = "localhost";
$dbuname = "root";
$dbpass = "";
$dbname = "test";
$prefix = "test";
$user_prefix = "test";
$dbtype = "MySQL";

And I've a script that gives these variables right values/texts. The problem is that I can't figure out how to insert the new values into the config.php file without having to open it manually and insert the text myself (I'm working on a installation script). Is it possible to insert the right values into the config.php file without editing it manually?

So for example the $dbname = "test"; is changed to the value I writed in the installation script like for example $dbname = "right";.

Or is it possible to just create a new config file with the variables from the script? (the script creates a new config file with the things I want)?

Best Regards
Oskar R

[Nico]

This should do the trick

PHP Code:

<?php



$string = '<?php 

$dbhost = "'. $_POST["dbhost"]. '";

$dbuname = "'. $_POST["dbuname"]. '";

$dbpass = "'. $_POST["dbpass"]. '";

$dbname = "'. $_POST["dbname"]. '";

$prefix = "'. $_POST["prefix"]. '";

$user_prefix = "'. $_POST["user_prefix"]. '";

$dbtype = "'. $_POST["dbtype"]. '";

?>';



$fp = fopen("config.php", "w");

fwrite($fp, $string);

fclose($fp);



?>

[Oras]

nico_swd method is very good, but remember to give 777 permission to config.php

[Oskare100]

Hello,
I can't get the values to add, the output (config.php) always looks like this:

PHP Code:

<?php  

$dbhost = ""; 

$dbuname = ""; 

$dbpass = ""; 

$dbname = ""; 

$prefix = ""; 

$user_prefix = ""; 

$dbtype = ""; 

?>

Without any values, what did I do wrong?
Example script?

Best Regards
Oskar R

[Patiek]

Originally Posted by Oras

nico_swd method is very good, but remember to give 777 permission to config.php

Don't give 777 permissions to the config file, give 666 permissions to config file. There is no need to allow the file to be executed.

[Nico]

Try this

PHP Code:

<?php



if (isset($_POST["Submit"])) {



$string = '<?php 

$dbhost = "'. $_POST["dbhost"]. '";

$dbuname = "'. $_POST["dbuname"]. '";

$dbpass = "'. $_POST["dbpass"]. '";

$dbname = "'. $_POST["dbname"]. '";

$prefix = "'. $_POST["prefix"]. '";

$user_prefix = "'. $_POST["user_prefix"]. '";

$dbtype = "'. $_POST["dbtype"]. '";

?>';



$fp = fopen("config.php", "w");

fwrite($fp, $string);

fclose($fp);



}



?>

<form action="" method="post" name="install" id="install">

  <p>

    <input name="dbhost" type="text" id="dbhost" value=""> 

    DB Host

</p>

  <p>

    <input name="dbuname" type="text" id="dbuname"> 

    DB Username

</p>

  <p>

    <input name="dbpass" type="password" id="dbpass">

  DB Pass </p>

  <p>

    <input name="dbname" type="text" id="dbname">

  DB Name </p>

  <p>

    <input name="prefix" type="text" id="prefix">

  DB Prefix</p>

  <p>

    <input name="user_prefix" type="text" id="user_prefix">

  Userprefix</p>

  <p>

    <input name="dbtype" type="text" id="dbtype">

  DB Type </p>

  <p>

    <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Install">

  </p>

</form>

[Barnz1986]

Originally Posted by Oskare100

Hello,
I've a config.php file that contains the following:
$dbhost = "localhost";
$dbuname = "root";
$dbpass = "";
$dbname = "test";
$prefix = "test";
$user_prefix = "test";
$dbtype = "MySQL";

And I've a script that gives these variables right values/texts. The problem is that I can't figure out how to insert the new values into the config.php file without having to open it manually and insert the text myself (I'm working on a installation script). Is it possible to insert the right values into the config.php file without editing it manually?

So for example the $dbname = "test"; is changed to the value I writed in the installation script like for example $dbname = "right";.

Or is it possible to just create a new config file with the variables from the script? (the script creates a new config file with the things I want)?

Best Regards
Oskar R

Yes you can but you have to re-write the config file with the new variables in it. Like some of the others have explained above, but you must make sure that the config file matches the original layout etc.

[Sheepymot]

PHP Code:

$string = '<?php  

$dbhost = "'. $_POST["dbhost"]. '" . "\n"; 

$dbuname = "'. $_POST["dbuname"]. '" . "\n"; 

$dbpass = "'. $_POST["dbpass"]. '" . "\n"; 

$dbname = "'. $_POST["dbname"]. '" . "\n"; 

$prefix = "'. $_POST["prefix"]. '" . "\n"; 

$user_prefix = "'. $_POST["user_prefix"]. '". "\n"; 

$dbtype = "'. $_POST["dbtype"]. '". "\n"; 

?>';

That'll give it the same formatting structure.

[Acecool]

What I did with mine..
I made it read each variable in the file, then output boxes for all of them in the order it reads it, or defined categories then sort them...

Take the input, and write to the file using the form input names as the variables, and if you want to add a new, just add it to the end of the file..

[dkazuma]

I'm sorry, if we don't have the privilage to access the file permission, how can we write the file?
Also i'm wondering if we can create the file while the directory permission isn't 777. How can we do that??