This counter won't display : (

deezzer

<?php
// your content here...
$filename = '/path/to/counter.txt'; // our counter file
$fp = fopen( $filename,"r"); // open it for READING ("r")
$counter = fread($fp, filesize($filename) ); // read in value, and the txt file is a blank file
fclose( $fp ); // close it whilst we work

++$counter; // increase the counter by one, but it doesn't seem to be doing that.
print "$counter hits to this page"; // print out the new value

$fp = fopen( $filename,"w"); // open it for WRITING ("w")
fwrite( $fp, $counter); // write in the new value, but i'm not sure if the above ++$counter is working... : T
fclose( $fp ); // close it

Help. Thanks

BIOSTALL

you could try echoing the value of $counter before and after the increment to see whether the increment is working or not.

BIOSTALL

kakki

is there a file named $filename and is it accessable from your php-scripts???

btw,
i think, if several users try to read the page with that programm on, there can be errors:
- what if so. just entered the page and the textfile is opened for writing by so. else?

(possible) solution for that:

//old code:
// $fp = fopen( $filename,"w"); // open it for WRITING ("w") 
while ( ! ( $fp = fopen( $filename,"w") )
{
}
fwrite ........

so the script waits for a "correct" filepointer

BIOSTALL

thats a point.. check the file permissions. Set it CHMOD 777. The way i do this is via FTP software but i think you can set it inyour PHP script.

BIOSTALL

deezzer

I've made sure the CHMOD 777 is indeed there, and it is.

I've tried putting 0 inside the file to make sure it can even open and read the file, and it does, displaying 0.

I've tried printing out the file before it increments, and so i get the feeling there is something wrong with the increment...

what could be wrong?

BIOSTALL

what happens if you do post-increment rather than pre-increment??

eg.. $counter++;

deezzer

i've tried that too. still nothing...

kakki

??? $counter=counter+1 ???

deezzer

nope. weird. php may not like an apple?