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<?php
$getcount = fopen("count.txt", "r");
while (!feof($getcount))
{
$oldcount .= fgets($getcount);
}
fclose($getcount);
$oldcount++;
$storenew = fopen("count.txt", "w");
fputs($storenew, $oldcount);
fclose($storenew);

print $oldcount;
?>


Thanks for the code, I'm now using it :) but is there anyway to add st, nd, rd, th to the end, I know it will be complicated but it would be a great help as it currently doesn't make sense.

as it currently doesn't make sense.

a bit like your question ;)

what exactly do you mean by `add st, nd, rd, th to the end` , and to the end of what ?

Think he means by having the count in a sentence, like

You are the 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/etc person here

People don't care what number they are btw

Think he means by having the count in a sentence, like

You are the 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/etc person here

People don't care what number they are btw

That's what I mean...

You just need some if statements is all. Alot of if statements...

You just need some if statements is all. Alot of if statements...
Actualy, it only requies three if-statements or cases. as you can see here
http://www.php.net/strings where there are at least 4 usercomments with code to do exactly this. Like this one for stanance

/*from lille dot findus at telia dot com
posted at http://www.php.net/strings */
function nth($in)
{
if(strlen($in)>1 && substr($in,-2,1)==1)
return $in."th";
switch(substr($in,-1,1))
{
case 1:
return $in."st";
case 2:
return $in."nd";
case 3:
return $in."rd";
default:
return $in."th";
}
}

Heh, you can always count on you to know what to do.

Heh, you can always count on you to know what to do.Well, every time i'm looking at a page in the php-manual, i read the usercomments, which contain examplecode or comments on about everyfeature you'll ever need. Great timesaver :D

Actualy, it only requies three if-statements or cases. as you can see here
http://www.php.net/strings where there are at least 4 usercomments with code to do exactly this. Like this one for stanance

/*from lille dot findus at telia dot com
posted at http://www.php.net/strings */
function nth($in)
{
if(strlen($in)>1 && substr($in,-2,1)==1)
return $in."th";
switch(substr($in,-1,1))
{
case 1:
return $in."st";
case 2:
return $in."nd";
case 3:
return $in."rd";
default:
return $in."th";
}
}


Thanks raf, I thought it would be possible somehow like that, however, how do I put it on the end of the original code?

You first include the code for the function somewhere above your actual code. Yhen instead of just printing the value, you apply the function to it. So if it's the oldcount that you wouls like to have postfixed, you'd have

/*from lille dot findus at telia dot com
posted at http://www.php.net/strings */
function nth($in)
{
if(strlen($in)>1 && substr($in,-2,1)==1)
return $in."th";
switch(substr($in,-1,1))
{
case 1:
return $in."st";
case 2:
return $in."nd";
case 3:
return $in."rd";
default:
return $in."th";
}
}
//here can go whatever code you want inbetween
$getcount = fopen("count.txt", "r");
while (!feof($getcount))
{
$oldcount .= fgets($getcount);
}
fclose($getcount);
$oldcount++;
$storenew = fopen("count.txt", "w");
fputs($storenew, $oldcount);
fclose($storenew);

print nth($oldcount);

Note, you only need to include the functionscode once, and then you can use it like a build in function (just using nth($variable)

Alright, but it now says

You are the 422ndth visitor to this site.

using <?PHP
function nth($in)
{
if(strlen($in)>1 && substr($in,-2,1)==1)
return $in."th";
switch(substr($in,-1,1))
{
case 1:
return $in."st";
case 2:
return $in."nd";
case 3:
return $in."rd";
default:
return $in."th";
}
}
$getcount = fopen("count.txt", "r");
while (!feof($getcount))
{
$oldcount .= fgets($getcount);
}
fclose($getcount);
$oldcount++;
$storenew = fopen("count.txt", "w");
fputs($storenew, $oldcount);
fclose($storenew);

print nth($oldcount);
print nth($variable);
?>

I didn't put those * in...

Fixed

where is

print nth($variable);

comming from ?

Try

print nth($oldcount);
print '<br />' . nth($variable);

to see what each line prints. I assume that print nth($variable); will only print 'th'

Oh, my miss understanding, I thought we had to put print nth($variable); on the end

New error: it says You are the
Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/geoffers/public_html/f1unleashed/templates/counterfooter.php on line 26
440th visitor to this site

My code is You are the
<?PHP
function nth($in)
{
if(strlen($in)>1 && substr($in,-2,1)==1)
return $in."th";
switch(substr($in,-1,1))
{
case 1:
return $in."st";
case 2:
return $in."nd";
case 3:
return $in."rd";
default:
return $in."th";
}
}
$oldcount = file_get_contents("count.txt");
fclose($getcount);
$oldcount++;
$storenew = fopen("count.txt", "w");
fputs($storenew, $oldcount);
fclose($storenew);

print nth($oldcount);
?> visitor to this site.