increasing the count on read

Question

$dirname1 = '../counters'; 
$dirN = '../uploads';
$extens = ".txt";
$fh = fopen(".$dirname1/$filename.$extens", "w");



if(fopen(".$dirN/$filename.", "r")) {
     $count_my_page = (".$dirname1/$filename.$extens");
     $hits = file($count_my_page);
     $hits[0] ++;
     $fp = fopen($count_my_page , "w");
     fputs($fp , "$hits[0]");
     fclose($fp);
     echo $hits[0];
}

each time i open the file, the count should be updated.... but it happens only for the first time.....

Answer 1

As count you mean the $count_my_page var ? It is declared inside the if scope, so every loop it is created as a new one. try declare it outside.

Answer 2

Is that all in the same file? If so, your first fopen with "w" mode will truncate the file before you read it.

Answer 3

Think it might be to do with the increment operator (++), try this:

$hits = file($count_my_page);
$nHits = ((int) $hits[0]) + 1;
$fp = fopen($count_my_page , "w");
fputs($fp , $nHits . "");
fclose($fp);
echo $nHits;