Counting something...

[al3x8730]

I want to record the number of times something has been done, in this case how many a user has searched my database. Within the search thing I thought about adding a ++ to a variable. But that wouldn't save each time. How would I go about doing this so that everytime a user does something it adds 1 to a variable, but that variable saves so it doesn't reset to 0 each time..

[.josh]

save the number in your database or a flatfile.  Each time someone searches the db, update the number in that field or file.

[al3x8730]

save the number in your database or a flatfile.  Each time someone searches the db, update the number in that field or file.

What's a flatfile?...

[genericnumber1]

just a phrase meaning storage as plain text in a file.

[al3x8730]

just a phrase meaning storage as plain text in a file.

 

How would I make something progressively add 1 to something inside another file? I know I could write a certain variable to a file, but then there's that problem again...

 

So how do I do this?

[.josh]

google page hit counters it's the same principle

[al3x8730]

google page hit counters it's the same principle

I don't want to use that... How can I use flatfiles to do this?

[.josh]

google page hit counters it's the same principle

[al3x8730]

google page hit counters it's the same principle

... I don't want to use that....

[.josh]

You want to have a number stored in a file, and you want to increment that number each time something happens right?  That's the same principle as a hit counter.  If you google hit counters, you will find plenty that use a flatfile that simply open a file, increment the value, and close it, the end. 

 

Or are you saying that you don't want to use google, you'd rather be spoonfed stuff?  Because that's not how it works around here.

[al3x8730]

You want to have a number stored in a file, and you want to increment that number each time something happens right?  That's the same principle as a hit counter.  If you google hit counters, you will find plenty that use a flatfile that simply open a file, increment the value, and close it, the end.   

 

Or are you saying that you don't want to use google, you'd rather be spoonfed stuff?  Because that's not how it works around here.

 

Haha. Sorry for the misunderstanding, I thought you ment to use "Google Hitcounter" And I don't want to use a hitcounter. Sorry about that.

[AndyB]

Within the search thing I thought about adding a ++ to a variable. But that wouldn't save each time.

 

How many times would you like to be told to use a simple 'hit counter'? Is there some reason you can't add that to your 'search thing'?