Question

the fseak function sets a cursor to the file but only an offset, a number. Is there a function or a way i can set the cursor to a text file after reading a character or a string? Example, lets say i have this text file:

Hi, welcome to your page!

Is there a way i can insert my name for instance, right after the word “Hi” in the text file?

Answer 1

You can read the file into a string, manipulate the string, then re-save the string to the file. If you’re running PHP5 you should be able to do this:

$str = file_get_contents('filename.txt');
$str = str_replace('Hi', 'Hi Joe', $str);
file_put_contents($str);