Javascript Write to Textfile

Question

I\'m trying to take input from a form and save it into a text file that is in the same folder as the html file. This is what I have so far:

Answer 1

The problem with this is simple: Lets say a developper created javascript code to go through all your filesystem and populate it with dummy files, ruining your hard drive in the process? That is why javascript won't allow you to do this kind of operation. When we want to save information, usually, its done using server-side code and not the client's computer (unless of course we are talking about things like cookies).

The point of my answer is to let you rethink who does the saving and to where. It should be up to the server to save and retain any information for a user, and so you would not write this kind of javascript code... It is best to save data somewhere your client cannot control or edit, like on the server for instance.

I could suggest some easy PHP code, and instead of storing inside a text file, try a database... PHP is a server-side language which will let you save things to files on your server computer, however your server must be able to run PHP, most computers don't come built in with the PHP language and so you will also need a webserver with php built-in..