Kaylyn's Hit Counter

This script finds or creates a file, and reads or writes the file.

Additionally, the number of times this page has been visited is listed on this page.

This information is indicated below.

The file has been found!
The file is readable! Now reading the file.
File reads: 40
The file is writeable! Now writing the file.
Writting 41 to the file.

This page has been visited 41 times.

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CODE FOLLOWS

<?php
include('includes/header.php');

error_reporting(E_ALL);

echo("<h1>Kaylyn's Hit Counter</h1>");
echo('<h2>This script finds or creates a file, and reads or writes the file. </h2>');
echo('<h2>Additionally, the number of times this page has been visited is listed on this page.');
echo('<h2>This information is indicated below.</h2>');
$counterFile='count.txt';

if(file_exists($counterFile))        // does file exist?
{
    echo('The file has been found! <br>');
}
else
{
    echo('File is NOT there! Now creating a new file. <br>');

    // create a new counter file
    $handle = fopen($counterFile, 'w') or die('Could not create file.');
    fwrite($handle, '0');
    fclose($handle);
}

$handle = fopen($counterFile, 'r');    // try reading the file
if($handle)
{
    echo('The file is readable! Now reading the file. <br>');

    // read the contents of the counter file
    $counter = (int) fread($handle,  filesize($counterFile));
    fclose($handle);
    echo("File reads: $counter<br>");
}
else
{
    echo("Cannot read the $counterFile ! <br>");
}

$handle = fopen($counterFile, 'w');    // try writting the file
if($handle)
{
    echo('The file is writeable! Now writing the file. <br>');
    $counter++;        // increment the counter

    // write the new value of the counter to the file
    fwrite($handle, $counter);
    fclose($handle);
    echo("Writting $counter to the file.<br>");
}
else
{
    echo("Cannot write to the $counterFile !");
}

echo("<h3>This page has been visited $counter times.</h3>");

include('includes/footer.php');
?>

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