php POST data and saving it

Question

I get an error with my code to receive data from my android app. could someone please resolve my issue with this. I have included the error that I get when I POST the data.

<?php

    $filename = "uploads/";

    $filename = $filename."data".date.".txt";

    file_put_contents($filename, $_POST) ;


?>

Error log:

[14-May-2012 09:49:32 UTC] PHP Warning: file_put_contents(uploads/datadate.txt) [function.file-put-contents]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/kiwigami/public_html/upload.php on line 27

try the full path for the file and make sure the permissions are correct. — user557846
– user557846, Commented May 14, 2012 at 9:54
what is date in this line $filename = $filename."data".date.".txt"; — Altaf Hussain
– Altaf Hussain, Commented May 14, 2012 at 9:56

Shakti Singh · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-14 09:56:11Z

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Make sure that you have a uploads directory under /home/kiwigami/public_html/

answered May 14, 2012 at 9:56

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davidethell Over a year ago

+1, And make sure the uploads directory is writable by the web server user.

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