# PHP - write from php to txt

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-write-from-php-to-txt/273938>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [October 22, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-write-from-php-to-txt/273938 "2008-10-22T19:47:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-write-from-php-to-txt/273938/1 "2008-10-22T19:47:24Z")

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im trying to have a php file write to a txt file for use later with flash…but im having issues writing from php to txt…

im going from this site here  
[http://www.tizag.com/phpT/filewrite.php](http://www.tizag.com/phpT/filewrite.php)

but it doesn’t seem to be writing

Here’s my code(note: im a complete noob with php)

```auto
<?php
$myFile = "names.txt";
$fh = fopen($myFile, 'w') or die("can't open file");
$stringData = $_POST["name"]."
";
fwrite($fh, $stringData);
//$stringData = "Tracy Tanner
";
//fwrite($fh, $stringData);
fclose($fh);
?>

```