PHP - Exporting data?

^RUmeY_- · 20-June-06, 03:52 AM

Hey guys,

Just wondering because i am re-desgining my businesses website and just wondering if you know how to export certint data from the output of a php file, So an example would be:

< ? php
print ("Your IP Address is: ");
echo getenv ('REMOTE_ADDR');
? >

The clients would translate into something like this:

Your IP Address is: ***.***.***.***

But then record somehow back on to the server?
i was thinking if you could record into a text file in a special format but i have tryed searching the internet and asking freinds but nobody has any ideas, mabee putting into mySQL but i currently dont know how to use php and mySQL.
Cheers

Ward · 24-June-06, 05:15 AM

I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to do here. If you just want to write to a file, php can do that easily. It looks like maybe you're wanting to log IP Addresses. MySQL would be the best way to go, instead of logging to a text file. However, here's a quick snippet that would log visitor IP addresses:

PHP Code:

  <?
$ip = $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"];    // Grab user IP address
$timestamp = date("F jS, Y g:i A");          // Grab date, fancy format
print "Your IP Address is ".$ip;                 // Output user IP address to browser

$fp = fopen("log.txt","a");                            // Open 'log.txt' and place pointer at end of file (append)
$output = $timestamp." - ".$ip."\r\n";       // Create string that will be written to file (add return+newline at end)
fwrite($fp, $output);                                    // Write string to file
fclose($fp);                                                   // Close file
?>

^RUmeY_- · 24-June-06, 08:20 PM

Hey Ward,

Thanks a ton man, works a treat on my servers, perfect for what i wanted thanks

Ward · 24-June-06, 08:33 PM

No problem, glad it worked for ya. I still recommend using MySQL to track visitors though, since this could cause problems with high traffic. The problem is when 2 people hit the site at the same time. 2 Instances of the script will run at the same time, and one will get a file sharing error when it tries to open the log file (because its already open with the other instance). For low traffic though, it should work okay.

20-June-06, 03:52 AM		#1 (permalink)
^RUmeY_- Apex Techie II	PHP - Exporting data? Hey guys, Just wondering because i am re-desgining my businesses website and just wondering if you know how to export certint data from the output of a php file, So an example would be: < ? php print ("Your IP Address is: "); echo getenv ('REMOTE_ADDR'); ? > The clients would translate into something like this: Your IP Address is: *...* But then record somehow back on to the server? i was thinking if you could record into a text file in a special format but i have tryed searching the internet and asking freinds but nobody has any ideas, mabee putting into mySQL but i currently dont know how to use php and mySQL. Cheers

24-June-06, 05:15 AM		#2 (permalink)
Ward Apex Techie II	Re: PHP - Exporting data? I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to do here. If you just want to write to a file, php can do that easily. It looks like maybe you're wanting to log IP Addresses. MySQL would be the best way to go, instead of logging to a text file. However, here's a quick snippet that would log visitor IP addresses: PHP Code: <? $ip = $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"]; // Grab user IP address $timestamp = date("F jS, Y g:i A"); // Grab date, fancy format print "Your IP Address is ".$ip; // Output user IP address to browser $fp = fopen("log.txt","a"); // Open 'log.txt' and place pointer at end of file (append) $output = $timestamp." - ".$ip."\r\n"; // Create string that will be written to file (add return+newline at end) fwrite($fp, $output); // Write string to file fclose($fp); // Close file ?>

24-June-06, 08:20 PM		#3 (permalink)
^RUmeY_- Apex Techie II	Re: PHP - Exporting data? Hey Ward, Thanks a ton man, works a treat on my servers, perfect for what i wanted thanks

24-June-06, 08:33 PM		#4 (permalink)
Ward Apex Techie II	Re: PHP - Exporting data? No problem, glad it worked for ya. I still recommend using MySQL to track visitors though, since this could cause problems with high traffic. The problem is when 2 people hit the site at the same time. 2 Instances of the script will run at the same time, and one will get a file sharing error when it tries to open the log file (because its already open with the other instance). For low traffic though, it should work okay.

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