Use PHP fwrite to write php file

Question

I'm building a CMS and I'm stuck on this problem. I need to write a simple php file for every page and I need to pass an ID and the include function. Here is my code to write the file:

 $filename=mysqli_fetch_array($query))['pagename'];
    $fw=fopen("../".$filename,'w',true);
    fwrite( "<php 
                \$id = $id;
                include('admin/renderpage.php');
            ?>");
    fclose($fw);

and this is the result, which looks like what I need, only that the variable $id is not an actual variable and include function doesn't work either.

<php 
            $id = 2;
            include('admin/renderpage.php');
            ?>

Not an answer, but why are you doing this? What value do these nearly identical files provide, over something like url rewritting? — Steve
– Steve, Commented Nov 16, 2015 at 15:35
because all my html is structured in a database, the render page outputs the html and it needs the id of the menu to get started — Cr1xus
– Cr1xus, Commented Nov 16, 2015 at 15:39
yeah, sure. But thats exactly what url rewriting is for. You could add a rules to direct /my-awsome-page/ to admin/renderpage.php?id=2 so you have the same functionality without all the duplicated files — Steve
– Steve, Commented Nov 16, 2015 at 15:46
yeah, sure I could do that, but I would like my urls not to be only, renderpage.php?id=... , but I want them to be somewhat like the name of the menu... — Cr1xus
– Cr1xus, Commented Nov 16, 2015 at 15:48
Again, that is exactly what url rewritting does. Its not a redirect, the user seeing the url mycoolwebsite.com/my-awsome-page/ Internally this is routed to mycoolwebsite.com/admin/renderpage.php?id=2 — Steve
– Steve, Commented Nov 16, 2015 at 15:49

Tobias · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-16 15:33:15Z

2

Try:

$filename=mysqli_fetch_array($query))['pagename'];
$fw=fopen("../".$filename,'w',true);
fwrite( $fw, "<?php 
            \$id = $id;
            include('admin/renderpage.php');
        ?>");
fclose($fw);

The PHP open tag is: <?php not <php. PHP tags

edited Nov 16, 2015 at 15:33

answered Nov 16, 2015 at 15:26

Tobias

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2 Comments

Cr1xus Over a year ago

Omg, I'm so dumb! Thank you!, by the way you forgot $fw in fwrite($fw, ...).

Tobias Over a year ago

Sorry, i have only seen the tag. Edit! :)

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