PHP - Writing Database Information To A PHP File?

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First off, I'm sorry if this shows no code which is not what Stack Overflow is about..But I have no clue where to go on this. I have a basic CMS I made, and I am trying to distribute it. I want to make it so that upon going to /cms/install for example, they set the database info, and different info to integrate into the CMS. Now my issue is, what would be the best method to allow the user to store that database info? A cookie seems to not be the right way..Could I store database info inside of a database? Not too sure where to go on this. More or less. What is the best way to temporarily store the database information the user gave before arrival of the full CMS.

<?php 
$fopen = fopen('config.php', 'w'); 
fwrite($fopen, '1'); 
write($fopen, '<?php $dbname = '$_POST['database']'; $dbpassword = '$_POST['password']';     ?>'); fclose($fopen); 
?>

Would this work?

rinchik · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-05 03:58:50Z

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Create a script that generates a config file (e.g. config.php) with the database connection variables. Don't forget to set the right file-permissions after you done with a new config file.

Update:

$config .= "<?php\n"; 
$config .= "\$database = '".$_POST['database ']."';\n";
$config .= "\$user= '".$_POST['user']."';\n";
$config .= "\$pass= '".$_POST['pass']."';\n"; 
$config .= "?>\n"; 

file_put_contents("config.php", $config);

edited Oct 5, 2012 at 3:58

answered Oct 5, 2012 at 3:39

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Necro. Over a year ago

Using fwrite? Or is there another more easy way of achieving that?

rinchik Over a year ago

$config .= "<?php\n"; $config .= "\$database = 'DB';\n"; $config .= "\$user= 'user';\n"; $config .= "\$pas= 'pass';\n"; $config .= "?>\n"; file_put_contents("config.php", $config);

PHP Bugs · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-05 03:40:13Z

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You have to create a file dynamically and store the information on this file.

Before this step you have to decide the variables to be used here and the values to be stored according to the user input.

answered Oct 5, 2012 at 3:40

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jonny2k9 · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-05 03:41:13Z

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Put it in a file and include it:

<?php
$dbname = 'database';
$dbpassword = 'password';
?>

answered Oct 5, 2012 at 3:41

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Necro. Over a year ago

<?php $fopen = fopen('config.php', 'w'); fwrite($fopen, '1'); write($fopen, '<?php $dbname = '$_GET['database']'; $dbpassword = '$_GET['password']'; ?>'); fclose($fopen); ?> Would this work?

jonny2k9 Over a year ago

<?php  $fopen = fopen('config.php', 'w'); fwrite($fopen, '<?php $dbname = '$_GET['database']'; $dbpassword = '$_GET['password']'; ?>');  fclose($fopen);  ?>

should work. why do you have fwrite($fopen, '1'); ?

Malaiyandi Murugan · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-05 03:54:07Z

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try like this

<?php 
$fopen = fopen('config.php', 'w'); 
fwrite($fopen, '1'); 
write($fopen, '$dbname = '$_POST['database']';
$dbpassword =               '$_POST['password']';     ');
fclose($fopen); 
 ?>

answered Oct 5, 2012 at 3:54

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