cgi to php counter help

[Anon]

I have a cgi counter script that simply prints the number in text.

I want to be able to display the counter on my .phtml page.

What I want to do is two things.. Display the hits on the page and use that number for other stuff in my php script.

What's the php code to run the cgi script on the php page. Is it <? join(/counter.cgi); ?>

Please give me the php code...

Thanks!

[Anon]

echo /counter.cgi; will do it