Writing to a website

[Shawn]

Hello, I've been searching around but I couldn't find any way to take write a string to a text file on my website, here is an example if you don't understand.

I take input from the user, we'll use a "bug report" for this example.

In my source code I handle the bug report and send it to the website.
(I'm not sure what I'd do after this.) The website handles the input and appends it to a text file.

What I need to know:
1) How to send a String to a website.
2) What the website will have to do to append it to the text file.

Results: Me being able to open the text file and view the information.

I'll greatly appreciate any help you may be able to provide.

-Sean.

[Shawn]

I apologize for the double post but I have this problem half solved.
On my end I have a php script that reads from the url, EX:
Url: mywebsite.com/myphp.php?o=hello
and in the script:
$Name=_get['o'];
$Name would equal "hello" in this case.
I then use that input.

So on the server end I need to:
1) Form the URL (Something like: String url = "mysite.com/script.php?o=" + String1";)
2) Get the script to execute via connecting to the url.(I have no idea how.)

I hope I explained it clearly enough.

[Fubarable]

I'm sorry, but I'm trying to see what place Java has in this scenario. Please explain?

[Shawn]

Sorry for the slow reply, I'll try to clarify:

Webserver side:
A PHP script takes input from the url, EX: site.com/phpscript.php?name=hello

Java side:
Java forms the url, EX:
String url = "site.com/phpscript?name=hello";
and uses it the same way a web browser would, therefore executing the PHP script. (That is what I need to know how to do.)

I hope this clarifies it.

[bubbless]

Do you have the source code of the php script?

[Shawn]

<?php
$NAME=$_GET['name'];
if($NAME != null)
{
$File="info.txt";
$Handle=fopen($File,'a') or die("Couldn't find log file.");
fwrite($Handle,"-------------");
fwrite($Handle,chr(13));
fwrite($Handle,$NAME);
fclose($Handle);
}
else {
	echo("Error.");
}
?>

It works fine if I go to the url in my web browser, I just need to know how to get Java to do it.

[bubbless]

You could make the same but in java, so you don't need to use the website.

Btw, I don't think your php script is "hacker" proof.
You should always check POST's and GET's.