In this tutorial you will learn how to make a new page using php, this is great for cms's as users can add a new page online and edit it online.

 

A tutorial on how to edit online is found here

 

first of all we need to create a simple xhtml form, like so:

<form method="post" action="<?=$PHP_SELF?>">
Page name: <input name="page_name" size="27" />
<select name="page_extension">
 <option value=".php">.php</option>
</select>
<br /><input type="submit" name="add_new_page" value="Add Page" />
</form>

 

This is pretty simple so far.

Line 1: starts the form and defines what it does

Line 2: An input field for the name

Line 3: Starts a drop down menu

Line 4: Option 1 for the drop down menu

Line 5: End the drop down menu

Line 6: A submit button for the form

Line 7: End the form

 

Now we have a form we need to make it so it submits to something!

 

<?php
if($_POST['add_new_page']){//If the form has been submit

  		$page_name = strip_tags($_POST['page_name']);//Post the page name, remove all html from it

	$page_extention = strip_tags($_POST['page_extension']);//Post the page extension, remove all html from it

	$filename = "files/".$page_name."".$page_extension."";//The location to send the new file

	$handle = fopen($filename, "x")or die("<strong>Cannot create file!</strong><br />");//Create the new file

	chmod("$filename","0777");//CHMOD the file to 0777 so it can be edited using the system!

	if (fwrite($handle, "Content goes here") === FALSE) {//If it cant write to the file

 		print "Cannot write to file (".$filename.")";//Error msg
 		exit;//Exit the script
	  }

	print "Created file ".$page_name.", it is located ".$filename."<br />";//Success message

	fclose($handle);//Close the handle!

	print "Please wait 3 seconds to be redirected!<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"3\">";//Done!

  }//End if
?>

 

Now for this to work you just need to CHMOD the folder specified in $filename, in my example its called "files" CHMOD this to 0777 and your good to go!

 

-gold :thumbsup:

Sounds good, will have a go at this tomorrow.

 

wicked cool, can this even make .css files e.t.c?

 

You rock mate.

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If i did this?

  <option value=".css">.css</option>

yes that would work