php counter

[tofu]

This counter will count every time it is opened, and also gives an error that "P"
is not declared a varable==
<?php
$var = '$p';
$count = file("counter.txt");
$ncount = $count[0]+1;
if($p == "yes"){$ncount = $count[0];}
echo $ncount;
$var_p = $fp = fopen("counter.txt", "w");
fwrite($fp, $ncount);
fclose($fp);
?>

So how does "p" become a variable?
thanks
tofu

[pyro3k]

hmm im not really sure what you mean but take a look below

<?php
$var = '$p'; // this stores the text '$P' into the variable $var. If you want to copy the variable $p into $var you need to remove the quotes '' 
$count = file("counter.txt");
$ncount = $count[0]+1;
if($p == "yes"){$ncount = $count[0];} //there is no variable $p defined so you cant do a logical test on it
echo $ncount;
$var_p = $fp = fopen("counter.txt", "w");
fwrite($fp, $ncount);
fclose($fp);
?>

[Installer]

$p = 'something';
$var = $p;
...