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user1260074
user1260074

Reputation: 55

How to Generate "config.php" via PHP Form?

I'm building a small php-based application which requires a "config.php" file containing a username and password. Rather than requiring the end user to modify "config.php" manually before they upload the application to their server, I would like to dynamically generate "config.php" from a setup form.

Basically, I'd like to use this:

<form method="POST" action="?setup-config">
<fieldset>
    <div class="clearfix">
        <label for="username">Desired User Name</label>
        <div class="input">
            <input type="text" name="username" id="username">
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="clearfix">
        <label for="password">Desired Password</label>
        <div class="input">
            <input type="password" name="password" id="password">
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="actions">
        <input type="submit" value="Save Username &amp; Password">
    </div>
</fieldset>
</form>

to create "config.php":

<?php

$username = 'entered username';
$password = 'entered password';

Upvotes: 1

Views: 198

Answers (2)

Mike Mackintosh
Mike Mackintosh

Reputation: 14237

I would suggest file_put_contents():

$config[] = "<?php";
$config[] = "\$username = '$_POST['username']';";
$config[] = "\$password = '$_POST['password']';";

file_put_contents("config.php", implode("\n", $config));

Upvotes: 2

John Conde
John Conde

Reputation: 219814

A very basic example. This can be improved upon a lot.

<?php
$fp = fopen('config.php', 'w');
fwrite($fp, "<?php\n");
fwrite($fp, "\$username = '$_POST['username']';\n");
fwrite($fp, "\$password = '$_POST['password']';\n");
fclose($fp);
?>

Upvotes: 1

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