fopen() function and fwrite()

[prezident]

$DOCUMENT_ROOT=$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];

$outputstring = $date."\t".$tireqty." tires \t".$oilqty."oil\t".$sparkqty."
                spark plugs\t\$".$totalamount."\t".$address."\n";

//open file for appending
@$fp = fopen('$DOCUMENT_ROOT/../orders/orders.txt', 'ab');
if (!$fp)
{
    echo '<p><strong>Your order can not be processed at this time.
                    Please try again later</strong></p></body></html>';
    exit;   
}
//write to file 
fwrite($fp, $outputstring, strlen($outputstring));
flock($fp, LOCK_UN);
fclose($fp);

 

Can someone please explain to me why this Code is giving me the error?

i've tried to take out $DOCUMENT_ROOT and specify where exactly i want the file to be /dir/dir/file.txt

but it still gives me an error.

 

[kenrbnsn]

Remove the "@" which suppresses any error messages and see what error is produced.

 

Ken

[prezident]

Warning: fopen($DOCUMENT_ROOT/.../orders/orders.txt): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/process.php on line 68

 

doesn't 'ab' <- append attempt to create the file ?

[kenrbnsn]

Since you are using single quotes around the filename, variables aren't evaluated. Use double quotes:

<?php
$fp = fopen("$DOCUMENT_ROOT/../orders/orders.txt", 'ab');
?>

 

Ken

[prezident]

Thanx but, now it's generating the warning:

Warning: fopen(/var/www/.../orders/orders.txt): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/process.php on line 68

[prezident]

I got it to work $fp = fopen("$DOCUMENT_ROOT/orders.txt", 'ab');

the file is in the main dir..

Thanx ken