Text Replaced with Images.

nc10

Hi All.

I have written a script that allows me to get a simple hit counter. This involves a .txt file on the server, and using php it opens, adds one to the number then saves.

So it echos out a result such as 0034

Now what i am after doing. (if possible) is to replace this echo'd result with images to keep in tone with the theme of the site.

For example.

0034 - Would actually be FOUR images. of '0' + '0' + '3' + '4'

Can anybody help?

Thanks In Advance
Nick

HalfaBee

have a look at the php image functions.
www.php.net/imagecreate

FijiSmithy

You could place all of the images in a counter folder and label them 0.[image], 1.[image] so on and so on... where [image] is gif or png what ever....

Now when you read the text file 0034 parse the string into an array. Check out the split() function.

Then echo out something like

<IMG src="<?php  echo arr[0]; ?>.gif" />
<IMG src="<?php  echo arr[1]; ?>.gif" />
<IMG src="<?php  echo arr[2]; ?>.gif" />
<IMG src="<?php  echo arr[3]; ?>.gif" />

This isn't perfect but you get the idea.....

nc10

FijiSmithy;10894037 wrote:
You could place all of the images in a counter folder and label them 0.[image], 1.[image] so on and so on... where [image] is gif or png what ever....

Now when you read the text file 0034 parse the string into an array. Check out the split() function.

Then echo out something like
<IMG src="<?php  echo arr[0]; ?>.gif" />
<IMG src="<?php  echo arr[1]; ?>.gif" />
<IMG src="<?php  echo arr[2]; ?>.gif" />
<IMG src="<?php  echo arr[3]; ?>.gif" />
This isn't perfect but you get the idea.....

Not being the best at PHP yet....

This is my hit counter script....how would i be able to add your array using my below code??

<?php
		    $file = 'counter.txt';

	    if(!file_exists($file))
	    {
    	        $handle = fopen($file, 'w');
	        fwrite($handle, 0);
	        fclose($handle);
	    }

	    $count = file_get_contents($file);
	    $count++;

	    if(is_writable($file))
	    {
	        $handle = fopen($file, 'w+');
	        fwrite($handle, $count);
	        fclose($handle);
	    }
	    else
	    {
	        echo 'Could not increment the counter!<br />';
	    }

	    echo number_format($count).' Hits';
?>