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Toro · Jun 7th, 2006, 10:50 PM

I just got started with PHP and I am loving it. I have made a PHP script where it counts the number of users entering a web page for a web site. Now, I would like to call the script so that the counter get updates. I stored the contents in a file "count.txt" and have set the perimission to "777". ow for some reason, it shows the PHP source in the web page.

I called the script "counter.php". I tried putting
[PHP]
<?php include("counter.php"); ?>
[/PHP]
in the <head> tag and the below the <body> tag and all over the webpage. The source still shows.

Here is the PHP script source
[PHP]
$file = "count.txt";

if (is_writable($file)
{
$file_contents = file_get_contents($file);

if (!empty($file_contents))
{
$new_content = $file_contents + 1;
}
else
{
$new_content = 1;
}

$file_handle = fopen($file, "w+");
$write = fwrite($file_handle, $new_content);
fclosoe($file_handle );

if(!$write)
{
echo("Error updaing counter");
}
else
{
echo("Counter Updated!");
}
}
else
{
$file2 = "error.txt";
$file_handle = fopen($file2, "w+");
$today = date("n:j:Y");
$messages = "Unable to date counter"
$write = fwrite($file_handle, $messages);
fclosoe($file_handle );
}
[/PHP]

How can I call the script without having to actually see the source within my web page. I want to see "Counter Updated" instead of the source.

titaniumdecoy · Jun 7th, 2006, 10:55 PM

Enclose the PHP script source (not just the include statement) in <?php ... ?> tags.

Toro · Jun 7th, 2006, 11:08 PM

thanks titaniumdecoy! I feel really dumb!

splinter9x · Jun 8th, 2006, 1:01 AM

That might work lol...

Jun 7th, 2006, 10:50 PM	#1
Toro Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 136 Rep Power: 0	PHP Counter Script I just got started with PHP and I am loving it. I have made a PHP script where it counts the number of users entering a web page for a web site. Now, I would like to call the script so that the counter get updates. I stored the contents in a file "count.txt" and have set the perimission to "777". ow for some reason, it shows the PHP source in the web page. I called the script "counter.php". I tried putting [PHP] <?php include("counter.php"); ?> [/PHP] in the <head> tag and the below the <body> tag and all over the webpage. The source still shows. Here is the PHP script source [PHP] $file = "count.txt"; if (is_writable($file) { $file_contents = file_get_contents($file); if (!empty($file_contents)) { $new_content = $file_contents + 1; } else { $new_content = 1; } $file_handle = fopen($file, "w+"); $write = fwrite($file_handle, $new_content); fclosoe($file_handle ); if(!$write) { echo("Error updaing counter"); } else { echo("Counter Updated!"); } } else { $file2 = "error.txt"; $file_handle = fopen($file2, "w+"); $today = date("n:j:Y"); $messages = "Unable to date counter" $write = fwrite($file_handle, $messages); fclosoe($file_handle ); } [/PHP] How can I call the script without having to actually see the source within my web page. I want to see "Counter Updated" instead of the source.

Jun 8th, 2006, 1:01 AM	#4
splinter9x Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 137 Rep Power: 0	That might work lol... __________________ Visit my Blog I support WINDOWS...

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Jun 7th, 2006, 10:55 PM	#2
titaniumdecoy Expert Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 903 Rep Power: 3	Enclose the PHP script source (not just the include statement) in <?php ... ?> tags.

Jun 7th, 2006, 11:08 PM	#3
Toro Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 136 Rep Power: 0	thanks titaniumdecoy! I feel really dumb!

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