[Swag]

Hey,

I am very new to php. Was wondering if anyone could help me create a php script that edits index.html, but only a certain spot.

I don't want to keep uploading the index.html file in my ftp program anymore just to edit a few things of text.

Basically, I want to go to www.MYSITE.com/script.php and just add/edit what is a few lines of my .html file.

Hopefully that makes sense. Anyone suggest where I should start?

[dgreenhouse]

That's probably easier than creating a program...

If you have ssh access, you could probably do a 'search and replace' on the file.

Or if your hosting site has a web interface, they probably have a file manager that you could use.

It's best to keep a backup, so editing it locally and uploading it is probably the safest anyway.

[DaiLaughing]

It is a lot easier to ftp than create a content management system. As dgh said if you can't ftp all the time most hosts provide a web-base file upload facility.

[mdhall]

Make your index file a php file. Set up a database with a table for the info you want to change. Create an editing script for that information so you can change it whenever you want, and avoid file uploads. Then simply do a query in the index file for that info.

[dgreenhouse]

methinks mdhall sees the obvious! :-)

[wirehopper]

Or use a free blog / site / template system.