Append HTML form submission data to json file [duplicate]

Question

I am working with a simple PHP script that parses data filled in simple HTML forms to a JSON file. The problem is that I can't make all the added objects to appear inside the same array like this:

{
  "arraynamefoo": [
    {
      "name": "Testing¹",
      "latitude": "32.75039432",
      "longitude": "-117.01482831",
      "description": "Testing, first description...",
      "category": "park",
      "photourl": "http://www.availableideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Colorful-Polygonal-Render-iPhone-6-Plus-HD-Wallpaper.jpg"
    },
    {
      "name": "Testing²",
      "latitude": "32.7896552",
      "longitude": "-117.1686369",
      "description": "Testing, second description. . .",
      "category": "park",
      "photourl": "http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-olGHQWTmk3A/T0tZVSU3CDI/AAAAAAAABbA/EgjurSou6_Q/s1600/12.jpg"
    },
    {
      "name": "Testing³",
      "latitude": "32.89119111",
      "longitude": "-116.86513959",
      "description": "Testing, third description.",
      "category": "park",
      "photourl": "http://getwallpapers.com/wallpaper/full/c/f/0/674534.jpg"
    }
  ]
}

I couldn't even set the given array name in the PHP script, so I can't neither be able to make that all the written data belongs into the same JSON array... So, someone can please help me pointing what I need to to modify in the PHP code to make this possible? Please and thanks in advance.

The write.php file:

<?php

    $filetxt = 'file.json';

        if(isset($_POST['name']) && isset($_POST['latitude']) && isset($_POST['longitude']) && isset($_POST['description']) && isset($_POST['category']) && isset($_POST['photourl'])) {
        if(empty($_POST['name']) || empty($_POST['latitude']) || empty($_POST['longitude']) || empty($_POST['description']) || empty($_POST['category']) || empty($_POST['photourl'])) {
            echo 'You need to fill all the fields';
        }
        else {
        $data = array(
          'name'=> $_POST['name'],
          'latitude'=> $_POST['latitude'],
          'longitude'=> $_POST['longitude'],
          'description'=> $_POST['description'],
          'category'=> $_POST['category'],
          'photourl'=> $_POST['photourl'],
        );

        $filetxt = 'file.json';

        $arr_data = array();

        if(file_exists($filetxt)) {
          $jsondata = file_get_contents($filetxt);

          $arr_data = json_decode($jsondata, true);
        }

        $arr_data[] = $data;

        $jsondata = json_encode($arr_data, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);

        if(file_put_contents('file.json', $jsondata)) echo 'Successfully sent data!';
        else echo 'Error while attempting to write to JSON';
      }
    }
        else echo 'Error writing data to JSON!';
    ?>

Also, the write.html file (maybe it's not needed to the question, but it's here anyway):

<form action="write.php" method="post">
Name: <input type="text" name="name" id="name" /></br>
Latitude: <input type="text" name="latitude" id="latitude" /></br>
Longitude: <input type="text" name="longitude" id="longitude" /></br>
Description: <input type="text" name="description" id="description" /></br>
Category: <input type="text" name="category" id="category" /></br>
Photo URL: <input type="text" name="photourl" id="photourl" /></br>
<input type="submit" id="submit" value="Submit" />

Why check both isset() and !empty()

mickmackusa
– mickmackusa ♦

2023-11-08 03:47:29 +00:00
Commented Nov 8, 2023 at 3:47 — mickmackusa
– mickmackusa ♦, Commented Nov 8, 2023 at 3:47

Nimantha · Accepted Answer · 2023-11-08 02:51:32Z

0

I've rewritten your code below and added some comments to explain what I'm doing.

<?php

// Set constants as such
const FILEPATH = 'file.json';
const FIELDS   = [
  'name',
  'latitude',
  'longitude',
  'description',
  'category',
  'photourl'
];

// Loop over the fields you require rather than typing them out (so much less work!)
foreach (FIELDS as $fieldName) {
  if (!array_key_exists($fieldName, $_POST) || strlen($_POST[$fieldName]) <= 0) {
    echo 'You need to fill all the fields.';
    die();
  }
}

$arr_data = [
  'arraynamefoo' => []
];

if (file_exists(FILEPATH)) {
  $jsonString = file_get_contents(FILEPATH);
  $arr_data = json_decode($jsonString, true);
}

// arraynamefoo is the name you showed in your pastebin. 
// Adding the trailing [] will append the contents of $_POST to 'arraynamefoo'
$arr_data['arraynamefoo'][] = $_POST;

$jsonString = json_encode($arr_data, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);

if (file_put_contents('file.json', $jsonString)) {
  echo 'Successfully sent data!';
  die();
}

echo 'Error while attempting to write to JSON';

edited Nov 8, 2023 at 2:51

Nimantha

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answered Oct 4, 2018 at 21:37

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6 Comments

Barmar Over a year ago

strlen($_POST[$fieldName]) should be strlen($_POST[$fieldName]) == 0

Barmar Over a year ago

And break out of the loop so you don't print the message multiple times.

luclzzBR2252 Over a year ago

hey @Barmar and ProudOne, thanks, it worked. So, what do I need to add in this codebase to make existent JSON objects data to be edited by POST requests?

luclzzBR2252 Over a year ago

that's like: I already have some JSON lines and I want the PHP script to edit one of them, for example. Is it possible to be implemented in this script?

Barmar Over a year ago

When you're creating the form, read the JSON file and put all the original values into the value= attributes of the inputs.

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