Hi, I am installed this guestbook today. When I tried to post a test message, I got the following error:

Warning: fopen(data.txt): failed to open stream: Permission denied in guestbook.php on line 80

Here are lines 75-85:

 
	 $contents_new=stripslashes($contents_new);
	 $contents_new=conv_asc2html($contents_new,1);
	 if (strstr($contents_old,$contents_entry)){
		 disperr("Duplicate entry");
	 } else {
		 if ($file=fopen($data,"w")){ 
			$contents_new=$contents_new. "\r\n" . $contents_old;
			fputs($file,$contents_new); 
			fclose($file);
			$contents_old=$contents_new;
		 }

Can you help me, please?
I'm still very new to php- Thanks!

Make sure data.txt is set to have permission to write to it. For a unix server 777 will do it.

Ah ha! Now I would had never thought about that, thanks!! Now anytime I get that kind of error, I should look at the permissions, then?

Yes, make sure it exists and the directory is writable if it doesn't exist.

Hi, i've got the same errors at http://www.sebszhost.com/~boterbram/...k/huiswerk.php but I have no idea what an unix server is and I don't know if it's just my host or if I can change the permissions of guestbook.txt.

Boterhram, A Unix server is just same as Linux if i'm rite.. just go to your CONTROL PANEL thats was given by you by your Host Company, Click file manager and Click on Public_html.. then searh 4 ur guestbook.txt by rite conner of your page. you will find a word thats says CHANGE PERMISSION if i'm rite. click on those option box. to allow u to write in.