Creating a file in php using linux

[paulc8481]

I am new to Php and the linux environment.  I have written a php program which sames a file to folder using xampp in Windows but I am having a problem with the pathway using my Ubuntu server and LAMP.  My code I used in Windows was:

 

$fileName = "guessbook.txt";

$file = fopen ($fileName, "ab");

if(!$file)

{

    echo "ERROR! did not create the file! Exiting.<br />;

    exit();

}

 

This file was saved correctly using xampp into the htdoc folder and worked fine when I called it in my browser.  I tried to substitute a Linux pathway ie: /var/www/assignment2/guessbook.txt, where guessbook is in the code but still nothing.  Can someone explain how to write the correct pathway to save this file?

 

Thank you

 

Paul

 

[scootstah]

You don't need to write the absolute path, just write it relative to the file saving it.

 

And make sure you have permission to create files in that directory.