# PHP - txt file - html

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**Created:** [March 5, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-txt-file-html/44642 "2004-03-05T22:12:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 5, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-txt-file-html/44642/1 "2004-03-05T22:12:00Z")

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PHP: I have a very simple PHP file which writes to a txt file. I load the txt in flash. the problem is when the PHP writes to the txt file (color=’#000000’) turns into (color=’#000000’). The number of “” multiplies with each entry. I am sure the problem has a simple answer but i’m very new to php, this is my first day. can anyone help me out?

\<?php  
$date = $\_POST[‘date’];  
$news = $\_POST[‘news’];  
$php = $\_POST[‘php’];  
$doit = $\_POST[‘doit’];

if(!$date) // If email address is not entered show error message  
{  
echo “Oooops.”;  
exit;  
}  
else  
{  
$filename = “php.txt”; // File which holds all data  
$content = “$doit \<br\>\<font color=’#000000’\>$date\</font\>\<br\>$news\<br\>\<br\>$php\<br\>”; // Content to write in the data file  
$fp = fopen(“php.txt”, “w”); // Open the data file, file points at the end of file  
$fw = fwrite( $fp, $content); // Write the content on the file  
fclose( $fp ); // Close the file after writing

```
if(!$fw) echo "Couldn't write the entry.";
else echo "Successfully wrote to the file.";

```

}  
?\>

resulting text file:

php= \<br\>\<font color=’#000000’\>03.05.04\</font\>\<br\>holy cow\<br\>\<br\> \<br\>\<font color=’#000000’\>03.05.04\</font\>\<br\>why?\<br\>\<br\> \<br\>\<font color=\’#000000\’\>03.05.04\</font\>\<br\>why is this happening?\<br\>\<br\> \<br\>\<font color=\’#000000\’\>03.05.04\</font\>\<br\>kansas city\<br\>\<br\> \<br\>\<font color=\’#000000\’\>03.05.04\</font\>\<br\>cell phones\<br\>\<br\>\<br\>\<font color=\’#000000\’\>03.05.04\</font\>\<br\>police cars are fast\<br\>\<br\> \<font color=\’#000000\’\>\<font color=\’#000000\’\>03.05.04\</font\>\</font\>\<br\> go go gadget \<font color=\’#000000\’\>03.05.04\</font\> entry four  
\<font color=\’#000000\’\>03.05.04\</font\>  
entry three  
\<br\>