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<?php
/**********************************************************
 Flat File Hit Counter
 By ElectricStorm, PrintedExistence[dot]com
 this script is free, opensource and provided as is.
***********************************************************/

$file = "hits.txt"; //the path to an empty text file where the number of hits is stored.
$usegraphics = 1; //change to 0 if you want your counter numbers to be plain text.

//try to get txt file:
if (!is_file($file)) { echo("Error getting hits file!"); }
else {

    //read number currently stored on hits file:
    $read = file_get_contents($file);

    //add a new hit:
    $newhits = $read +1; //define $newhits by adding 1 to existing number
    $open = fopen($file, "w"); //open the file for writing (overwrites previous value)
    flock($open, LOCK_EX); //lock so that noone else can edit this file while we are
    fwrite($open, $newhits); //write the new number in
    flock($open, LOCK_UN); //release lock
    fclose($open);

    //display the counter:
    if ($usegraphics == 1) {
        //display the counter numbers as graphics:
        $numbers = preg_split('//', $newhits, -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY); //split into single chars
        foreach($numbers as $number) { //for each number...
            echo("<img src=\"grafix/".$number.".gif\">"); //show it's graphic
        }
    } else {
        //display the counter numbers as plain text:
        echo($newhits);
    }

} //end else (got hits file ok)
?>

<br>Hits since December 18th 2006
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