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How do i create a file using php??? I really need help! Please!!

How do i specify the encoding type of a file i create. ie. how to i save a utf-8 or utf-16 file from

How do i specify the encoding type of a file i create. ie. how to i save a utf-8 or utf-16 file from

Feb 17th, 2003 16:19
Marcin \"Mistral\" Kaskiewicz, your mother, george m,

Hello there.

Trully to say - haven't tested this solutin, but according to the PHP 
manual function fopen opens file or URL (PHP 3, PHP 4 >= 4.0.0) 
 
int fopen(string filename, string mode [, int use_include_path)

For to get a new file do use mode operator which, among others can be 
(usefull for you) - still i am just copying&pasting php manual...:


mode may be any of the following: 
(...)
'w' - Open for writing only; place the file pointer at the beginning of 
the file and truncate the file to zero length. If the file does not 
exist, attempt to create it. 
'w+' - Open for reading and writing; place the file pointer at the 
beginning of the file and truncate the file to zero length. If the file 
does not exist, attempt to create it. 
'a' - Open for writing only; place the file pointer at the end of the 
file. If the file does not exist, attempt to create it. 
'a+' - Open for reading and writing; place the file pointer at the end 
of the file. If the file does not exist, attempt to create it. 

So choose the apropietary mode suiting your needs, and just think about 
surely NOT existing filename... for to open with fopen(). Thus - having 
not found this (thought of by you) filename and file - fopen will try 
(having OFC permissions for creating file in the server catalog 
strucuture pointe by you - but this is just another story) to create 
file.

Simply then:
1. Make sure you point fopen to the location where it can create (and 
save) file
2. Make an unique name for file (the one that does not exist - at least 
at this location, otherwise fopen just open pointed file)
3. Use suitable for you modefor fopen.

edit the file, fwrite... and Voila ("Prosze bardzo" - in my native 
language :)! :D

Full of hope for being helpfull.
Marcin Mistral Kaskiewicz