Generate random filename and then get the filename?

[Stefy09]

Okay so I want to have it so someone puts something into a form on another page and when they click the button it creates a random number generated textfile AND THEN writes to that textfile, I've got the random number textfile working okay but how do I then write to the new file I just created without knowing what the filename is?

Basically here's how it goes..

*Name into form*
*Press the button*
*create random named textfile*
*write the name that the person entered into the form into the textfile*

But I do not know how to get the textfile name because its random

Help appreciated thankzz

[grnr]

Google fwrite, that's all I need to say.

[Excellent2]

Just write the data to that single file?

Once you've ran it through a random text generator, have php write to that file using fwrite and then save it?

[RichardKnox]

Not 100% sure if this works (haven't tested) and it's a long time since I've done anything like this, but it's worth a shot anyway:

<?php

if($_POST['form_name']) {

    $name = $_POST['name'];
    $rand = random(1,10000);
    
    while(file_exists($rand . '.txt') {
        $rand = random(1,10000);
    }
    
    $full_path = $rand . '.txt';
    
    $file_op = fopen($full_path, 'w');
    
    fwrite($file_op, $name);
    
    fclose($file_op);

}

?>

[Dentafrice]

PHP5 has a neat function.. file_put_contents.