php file directory is not working in codeigniter

Question

I am trying to create a PHP file in a directory,but its not creating. Here is my code:

function createPage(){
    $name='test';
    $file=base_url()."test/".$name.".php";
    $handle = fopen($file, 'w') or die('Cannot open file:  '.$file);    
}

This shows me:

failed to open stream HTTP wrapper does not support writable connections error.

Can anyone fix this problem? I am new in PHP file handling.

Is this localhost? because stream errors are generally related to an apache configuration that doesn't allow them. It could also be because you're using base_url() which likely includes an absolute path, such as, http://localhost/path/to/my/files/, which will throw the error. Simply supply a relative path. — Ohgodwhy
– Ohgodwhy, Commented May 24, 2013 at 17:53
You should take a look at CI's file helper. It's much easier than doing everything yourself. — Terry Harvey
– Terry Harvey, Commented May 24, 2013 at 17:59
one dirty solution would be give 777 permission to the test folder — Frederico Schardong
– Frederico Schardong, Commented May 24, 2013 at 18:00

Joachim Isaksson · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-24 17:59:48Z

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I won't discuss the security implications of having your php directory writable, but I'm fairly sure you're not intending to create the directory using an URL;

(base_url() returns something like http://mysite.com/ci/)

What you probably want to use is a local file system path, something like this should help;

$file = FCPATH."/test/".$name.".php";

...which will create a file in the test sub directory of the directory where your codeigniter index.php resides.

answered May 24, 2013 at 17:59

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