create file and write content in same code block

[leon.san.email]

This a modified part of a larger script I made. I couldn't get it
working so I made a smaller part of it - hoping to get it working.
Well it still doesn't work :(
The following code creates the new file, but does not write the
$content strings to the file. It then prints "Did nothing!" instead of
"done!".

<?php

$word = "2002";

$content1 = "one ";
$content2 = "two ";
$content3 = "three";

$fileName = '/home/leke/www/dic/' . $word . '.html';
$handle = fopen($fileName, 'w');
if (file_exists($fileName)) {
print "Did nothing!";
}
else
{
fwrite($handle, "$content1 . $content2 . $content3");
fclose($handle);
print "done!";
}
?>

I cant figure out the problem. Can anyone help me and maybe explain
what went wrong?
Thanks :)

[macca]

Maybe you need to change the permissions for the '/home/leke/www/dic/'
directory to allow write.

[Robert Thomason]

le************@gmail.com wrote:

This a modified part of a larger script I made. I couldn't get it
working so I made a smaller part of it - hoping to get it working.
Well it still doesn't work :(
The following code creates the new file, but does not write the
$content strings to the file. It then prints "Did nothing!" instead of
"done!".

<?php

$word = "2002";

$content1 = "one ";
$content2 = "two ";
$content3 = "three";

$fileName = '/home/leke/www/dic/' . $word . '.html';
$handle = fopen($fileName, 'w');
if (file_exists($fileName)) {
print "Did nothing!";
}
else
{
fwrite($handle, "$content1 . $content2 . $content3");
fclose($handle);
print "done!";
}
?>

I cant figure out the problem. Can anyone help me and maybe explain
what went wrong?
Thanks :)

The fopen($filename,'w') function will create the file. Therefore, the
file exists, and file_exists() will return true, causing the code to
take the "Did nothing" branch.

Try this:

$fileName = '/home/leke/www/dic/' . $word . '.html';

if (file_exists($fileName)) {
print "Did nothing!";
}
else
{
$handle = fopen($fileName, 'w');
fwrite($handle, "$content1 . $content2 . $content3");
fclose($handle);
print "done!";
}

Of course, you probably want to add some error checking after the
fopen() call to make sure the file was created properly before writing
to it, but this sequence should work.

[leon.san.email]

Ok, I see what you mean. Originally I thought because fopen($fileName,
'w'); was assigned to $handle , it wouldn't be executed until $handle
was called in fwrite($handle, ...

Thanks for pointing that out :)