PHP Print to txt file and Redirect after form submit

Question

This is what I have right now:

<?php           
if(isset($_POST['textdata']))
{
$data=$_POST['textdata'];
$fp = fopen('data.txt', 'a');
fwrite($fp, $data);
fclose($fp);
}
?>

It prints the submitted data in the same line inside the txt file, one big line without spaces.

So :

how do I set new line inside the txt file for each form submit
how to redirect to specific url after submit

I was trying form action="http://" and it redirects, but doesn't print to the file.

Thanks.

I was browsing and checking before I posted my question; I couldn't use them because I didn't know how to integrate all together when it wasn't the code I currently use. PHP is not me, I felt the need to ask both questions in one thread with my own script. — lt_J, Dec 16 '18 at 02:51

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 16 '18 at 02:19

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You need a newline after data. Then use the PHP header() function to redirect.

You could use "\r\n" as the newline but I like PHP_EOL:

<?php           
if(isset($_POST['textdata']))
{
$data=$_POST['textdata'];
$fp = fopen('data.txt', 'a');
fwrite($fp, $data . PHP_EOL);
fclose($fp);
header("Location: http://www.yoursitehere.com");
}
?>

answered Dec 16 '18 at 02:19

lufc

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That's what I get: Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by – lt_J Dec 16 '18 at 02:26
The header must be the first content output by the page. I.e. this block of code must appear at the very top of the script. – lufc Dec 16 '18 at 02:34
king! thanks for the quick help. – lt_J Dec 16 '18 at 02:48
can you help with one more thing related to this code ? – lt_J Dec 23 '18 at 17:42
Yes post here or in chat – lufc Dec 24 '18 at 14:52
I don't see where's the chat. this is the submit form: `

` Just, in this one - nothing happens. what do I miss on the way – lt_J Dec 25 '18 at 04:10
This is so basic you should read up online: https://www.w3schools.com/php/php_forms.asp – lufc Dec 25 '18 at 23:33
ok but why it doesn't create the data.txt file and print into it, what is missing in the form lines.... – lt_J Dec 25 '18 at 23:53
I mean, it's not calling the script and I dunno why – lt_J Dec 26 '18 at 21:08

PHP Print to txt file and Redirect after form submit

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