# Adding Text to a .txt file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-text-to-a-txt-file/63903>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [September 11, 2004, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-text-to-a-txt-file/63903 "2004-09-11T03:37:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![lord\_viper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/22d042/32.png) [@lord\_viper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lord_viper)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2004, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-text-to-a-txt-file/63903/1 "2004-09-11T03:37:17Z")

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a hi hi, i was wondering if you could assist me in how to make a html form with like an input box and a button and u put some text in the box, and send it, and it will end up in a txt file…?

abit like a guestbook but with it goign into a .txt file… i would appriciate it alot of you guys could help poor old me… 😃

thx in advanced

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2004, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-text-to-a-txt-file/63903/2 "2004-09-11T07:50:06Z")

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Your best bet is to use PHP/ASP, search the forums and you’ll find your answer.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2004, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-text-to-a-txt-file/63903/3 "2004-09-11T08:29:24Z")

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Can also be done in ColdFusion… probably all server side languages.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-text-to-a-txt-file/63903/4 "2004-09-14T10:34:23Z")

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how would i do it with php?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-text-to-a-txt-file/63903/5 "2004-09-14T14:39:36Z")

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> [@Digitalosophy](#):
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> Your best bet is to use PHP/ASP, search the forums and you’ll find your answer.

^^^

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-text-to-a-txt-file/63903/6 "2004-09-15T07:06:56Z")

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i did search but i found nothing ☹ oh