file permissions

**caocao** · 01-09-2005, 03:17 AM

when i try to write to a file, it doesnt work
here is the code that i am using

Code:

<?php
$filename = 'iplog.txt';
$somecontent = $_SERVER[REMOTE_ADDR];

// Let's make sure the file exists and is writable first.
if (is_writable($filename)) {

   // In our example we're opening $filename in append mode.
   // The file pointer is at the bottom of the file hence 
   // that's where $somecontent will go when we fwrite() it.
   if (!$handle = fopen($filename, 'a')) {
         echo "Cannot open file ($filename)";
         exit;
   }

   // Write $somecontent to our opened file.
   if (fwrite($handle, $somecontent) === FALSE) {
       echo "Cannot write to file ($filename)";
       exit;
   }
   
   echo "Success, wrote ($somecontent) to file ($filename)";
   
   fclose($handle);

} else {
   echo "The file $filename is not writable";
}
?>

what i am trying to do is write the ip address of the visitor to the site
the output is that the file iplog.txt is not writable
how do i get the file to be writable?