How can I make a script that will convert the text/data in a
html textfield/textarea and send it
to the server, which then saves it as a .
txt file for storage?
NOTE: I am hosting a website(for testing purposes) using Apache 2.2 on a Windows 7 machine. I downloaded PHP version 5.4.7, but have not yet installed on my server yet (not sure if I will need it, but also not sure how
to install it).
1st problem: Saving text
to server
Html page/section with title textfield, text textarea, and submit button. You would enter a title, the text/notes you need in the textfield, then press the submit button
to have it store the text in the textarea, as a .
txt file on the server called .
txt.
2nd problem: Opening text from server
Html with list of all
txt files OR textfield for entering in title, then submit button
to send the title of the requested .
txt file
to the server, which would then load it up on the page.
Here is what I have so far: (let me know if there is something that I should change or if something just isn't correct in the index.
html code I have right now.)
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<title>Insert Title</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="Text/HTML; charset=UTF-8"/>
</head>
<body>
<form method="post" action="save.INSERT_FILETYPE" name="textfile" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="text" name="title"><br/>
<textarea rows="20" cols="100" id="text" name="text"></textarea><br/>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit Text
to Server">
</form><br/>
<hr style="width: 100%; height: 4px;"><br/>
<form method="post" action="open.INSERT_FILETYPE" name="textfile" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="text" name="title"><br/>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit
Txt File Request">
</form><br/>
<div>Opened text file displays here or goes on another page</div>
</body>
</html>
I plan on using a server side language/script, but ANYTHING that gets the job done is fine. I already tried looking into using some ASP/jScript/PHP, but have had some trouble implementing it into my server. (ie: getting the modules loaded and telling the server what file types
to parse.)
I know this may be an extremely easy fix, but then in that case, hopefully you wouldn't mind helping me out a little :). If it turns out that this is MUCH more complicated than I expect, then feel free
to let me know that, so I don't waste me time running in circles.
I appreciate any help/assistance that you can provide,
Thanks,
Jake
EDIT: Wrong Apache version.
In response
to the comments/closing of this thread:
My question: "How exactly do I install the PHP module on the apache server? and is this even possible? and is this even recommended?"
^ In case I wasn't clear enough already
To Clarify: I understand the basics of PHP, I just have trouble with INSTALLING PHP on the apache server. (I have used PHP before, but never successfully on apache (so far...))
For my script I wrote something similar
to this already (using fopen() and a few other commands):
<?php
fopen("notes.
txt", "r");
file_put_contents("notes.
txt",teststring1);
?>
I have used javascript for this task before also (although I prefer using PHP and server-side languages):
<script language="javascript">
function WriteToFile(){
var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var s = fso.CreateTextFile("C:\\NewFile.
txt", true);
var text=document.getElementById("TextArea1").innerText;
s.WriteLine(text);
s.WriteLine('***********************');
s.Close();
}
</script>
