Posting a variable in a php script

Question

I wanna set the name of the file with a input field. I already know you could such thing with a variable you need to set yourself

I tried this but it didnt work and I could find anything on the web either about this

$location
$ret = file_put_contents('/tmp/$_POST[$location].txt'

please help

try this file_put_contents('/tmp/'.$_POST["location"].'txt' — Kumar V
– Kumar V, Commented Jan 1, 2014 at 14:21

Community · Accepted Answer · 2023-11-17 20:24:57Z

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$location = $_POST['location'];
$ret = file_put_contents("/tmp/$location.txt", $data);

You also need to set the second parameter (data).

But it is not such a good idea to use this and have you thought about duplicate names? If someone posts a name that already has been used.

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