Making new line in php write to file - php

I tried this but wont work
<?php
$myfile = fopen("newfile.txt", "w") or die("Unable to open file!");
$txt = "Mickey Mouse\n";
fwrite($myfile, $txt);
$txt = "Minnie Mouse\n";
fwrite($myfile, $txt);
fclose($myfile);
?>
This is how it displays in my newfile.txt:
Mickey MouseMinnie Mouse`
but I want it like this:
Mickey Mouse
Minnie Mouse

It is the best to use PHP_EOL. It's cross-platform and will automatically choose the correct newline character(s) for the platform PHP is running on.
$txt = "Goofy".PHP_EOL;

\r\n
add the carriage return in front.

<?php
$myfile = fopen("newfile.txt", "w") or die("Unable to open file!");
$txt = "Mickey Mouse\n";
file_put_contents($myFile,$txt ,FILE_APPEND);
fclose($myfile);
?>
if you want write \n in file use from file_put_contents($File_Handle,$Text_For_Write,FILE_APPEND)

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I used below HTML code and php code to Write new files.
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<body>
<form action="write.php" method="get">
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Note You are opening up yourself to all kinds of security issues here.
just use this code:-
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You need to add .html with a !empty() check there, like below:-
<?php
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<?php
if(!empty($_GET['ID'])){ // check first that ID is coming or not
$myfile = fopen($_GET["ID"]."html", "r") or die("Unable to open file!");
echo fread($myfile,filesize($_GET["ID"]));
fclose($myfile);
}
?>
OR:-
<?php
if(!empty($_GET['ID'])){ // check first that ID is coming or not
$file = fopen($_GET["ID"]."html","r") or die("Unable to open file!"); ;
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echo fgets($file). "<br />";
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so i have this code for generate file.txt
<?php
$myfile = fopen("test.txt", "w") or die("Unable to open file!");
$txt = "John Doe\n";
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then i show it on textarea like this:
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<?php
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echo $file;
?>
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i need to print the file test.txt directly using button in php. How can i do this in php / laravel framework?? thanks
1 instead of showing the textarea, just show a link:
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2 create a new file called print_test_txt.php and populate it with this php
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Why? What have I missed?
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Or move to directory:
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$txt = "Jane Doe\n";
fwrite($myfile, $txt);
fclose($myfile);
And try again.
I would eliminate the redirect to /dev/null until you're sure you're not getting an error message.
My guess is "permissions".
SUGGESTIONS:
Execute /usr/bin/php /var/www/cron.php manually, from the command prompt, to make sure the PHP script is OK.
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So, your cronjob did not run?
http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/07/linux-unix-crontab-cronjob-issue/

Use fwrite to create an .md file

I was wondering if there is any way to use fwrite() to create an .md file. I am creating a blog for a team that needs to upload content without me typing it out. The content is in markdown via an .md file for each post. I am trying to make a web page that will take content and create an .md file with it. Right now I just have a proof test running and am trying to save this to a .md file. However, when I try to change the extension to .md I keep getting errors. I'm kinda a PHP noob so your help is apricated.
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CODE
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fwrite($myfile, $txt);
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fwrite($myfile, $txt);
$txt = "Jane Doe\n";
fwrite($myfile, $txt);
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