php in a html file

[tommy20]

I am trying to use a php hit counter by calling it through  a html file using the following. <? include "counter.php"; ?> But nothing happens



The php file is and is set to 777

<?php
?>

<?php
$count_my_page = ("hitcounter.txt");
?>

<?php
$count_my_page = ("hitcounter.txt");
$hits = file($count_my_page);
?>

<?php
$count_my_page = ("hitcounter.txt");
$hits = file($count_my_page);
$hits[0] ++;
?>

<?php
$count_my_page = ("hitcounter.txt");
$hits = file($count_my_page);
$hits[0] ++;
$fp = fopen($count_my_page , "w");
?>

<?php
$count_my_page = ("hitcounter.txt");
$hits = file($count_my_page);
$hits[0] ++;
$fp = fopen($count_my_page , "w");
fputs($fp , "$hits[0]");
?>

<?php
$count_my_page = ("hitcounter.txt");
$hits = file($count_my_page);
$hits[0] ++;
$fp = fopen($count_my_page , "w");
fputs($fp , "$hits[0]");
fclose($fp);
?>

<?php
$count_my_page = ("hitcounter.txt");
$hits = file($count_my_page);
$hits[0] ++;
$fp = fopen($count_my_page , "w");
fputs($fp , "$hits[0]");
fclose($fp);
echo $hits[0];
?>



What am I doing wrong

[kenrbnsn]

For the PHP processor to get invoked by the webserver, your sources needs (in most case) to be named xyz.php

Unless .html files are processed by the PHP processor, what you said you did won't work.

Ken

[tommy20]

What will work then

[kenrbnsn]

You source file needs to be named xyz.php

Ken

[Renlok]

you cant use any php in a html page someones probly said this already but never mind.

[doni49]

You CAN tell your server to process HTML files through the PHP engine.  Other than doing so, you're going to have to either forget this plan or change the extension(s) of your file(s) to php.

Are you using CPanel?  As that's one of the most common features of web hosting plans out there, I'm going to guess 'yes'.

In CPanel, click on [b]Apache Handlers[/b].  Then in [b]Extention(s)[/b] type [b]HTML[/b].  In [b]Handler[/b] field, enter [b]application/x-httpd-php[/b].