php simple coding help.

[Porkie]

i just want a simple code that counts everytime the submit button is pressed on my form and displays the number.is this possible?

 

Cheers

[Zhadus]

Do you want the number to be stored in a database?

[Porkie]

doesnt matter just everytime the button is clicked , i want a one to be added to number.database or not

[redarrow]

 

some think like this

link.

 

<a href='http://page_one.php?page_name=page_one&page_number=1'>press me</a>

?page_name=page_one&page_number=1

 

<?php

$sql="update page_counter set page_number=page_number+{$_GET['page_number']} WHERE
page_name='{$_GET['page_name']}'";

?>

[premiso]

$file = "submitCount.txt";
if (!file_exists($file)) {
    $count = 0;
}else {
    $count = file_get_contents($file);
}

$fh = fopen($file, "w+");
fwrite($fh, ($count + 1));
fclose($fh);

 

Simple as that with a flat file housing the data. You will of course have to put that into an if to check if the form was submitted or not.

[Porkie]

i have created a file called SubmitCount.txt

 

added the code to my file however i dont get anything displayed and dont know how to link with my submit button ? could you explain please?

[redarrow]

you add it, to the page that the user is going to.

[premiso]

<?php
$file = "submitCount.txt";
$count = (file_exists($file))?file_get_contents($file):0;

if (isset($_POST['submit']) {
   $count++;

   $fh = fopen($file, "w+");
   fwrite($fh, $count);
   fclose($fh);
}
?>
Submit Count is now <?php echo $count; ?><br />
<form method="POST" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">
    <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit!" />
</form>

 

Should add one each time that form is submitted and display the count.

[Porkie]

if (isset($_POST['submit']) {

  $count++;

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in test1.php on line 6

 

also how would i link this with my submit form?

[premiso]

if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {

 

Sorry, missed an ending )

[Porkie]

how can i make this work?

 

  <td colspan="4" rowspan="2"><form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="Thanks.php""<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>">