Can't get $cnt++ to work

[Wilfred Johnson]

I have a little simple hit counter. It works if I replace $cnt++;
with #cnt = $cnt + 1;
I can't see why this doesn't work. Any ideas?
if(file_exists( "counter.da t")) {
$f = fopen("counter. dat", "r");
$cnt = fread($f, 10);
//echo "\n", "count 1 = ", $cnt, "\n";
fclose($f);
//$cnt++; DOESN'T WORK!!!
$cnt = $cnt + 1;
//echo "\n", "count 2 = ", $cnt, "\n";
$f = fopen("counter. dat", "w");
fwrite($f, $cnt);
fclose($f);
printf("\n%d people have visited this page\n", $cnt);
}

thanks,
Wilfred

[Anders K. Madsen]

On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:01:36 -0400
Wilfred Johnson <wj****@yahoo.c om> wrote:

I have a little simple hit counter. It works if I replace $cnt++;
with #cnt = $cnt + 1;
I can't see why this doesn't work. Any ideas?

What happens if you replace $cnt++ with ++$cnt?

This might not work, just an idea...

Madsen

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"There are 10 types of people in the world.
Those who understand binary - and those who don't."

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> I have a little simple hit counter. It works if I replace $cnt++;

with #cnt = $cnt + 1;
I can't see why this doesn't work. Any ideas?

$cnt = fread($f, 10);
//echo "\n", "count 1 = ", $cnt, "\n";
fclose($f);
//$cnt++; DOESN'T WORK!!!

Please use the following notation and your $cnt++ will work -
$cnt = (int) fread($f, 10);

_______________ _______________ ______
Wil Moore III, MCP | Integrations Specialist

[Anders K. Madsen]

On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 16:38:41 -0700
<la*******@hotm ail.com> wrote:

I have a little simple hit counter. It works if I replace $cnt++;
with #cnt = $cnt + 1;
I can't see why this doesn't work. Any ideas?

$cnt = fread($f, 10);
//echo "\n", "count 1 = ", $cnt, "\n";
fclose($f);
//$cnt++; DOESN'T WORK!!!

Please use the following notation and your $cnt++ will work -
$cnt = (int) fread($f, 10);

Oh yeah, of course!
Disregard my answer earlier in this thread, it sucks!

So much for PHPs implicit types! :-p

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Anders K. Madsen --- http://lillesvin.linux.dk

"There are 10 types of people in the world.
Those who understand binary - and those who don't."

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[Rainbow News Service]

Wilfred Johnson wrote:

I have a little simple hit counter. It works if I replace $cnt++;
with #cnt = $cnt + 1;
I can't see why this doesn't work. Any ideas?
if(file_exists( "counter.da t")) {
$f = fopen("counter. dat", "r");
$cnt = fread($f, 10);
//echo "\n", "count 1 = ", $cnt, "\n";
fclose($f);
//$cnt++; DOESN'T WORK!!!
$cnt = $cnt + 1;
//echo "\n", "count 2 = ", $cnt, "\n";
$f = fopen("counter. dat", "w");
fwrite($f, $cnt);
fclose($f);
printf("\n%d people have visited this page\n", $cnt);
}

thanks,
Wilfred

I put it on my server, it works fine:

<?
if(file_exists( "counter.da t")) {
$f = fopen("counter. dat", "r");
$cnt = fread($f, 10);
//echo "\n", "count 1 = ", $cnt, "\n";
fclose($f);
$cnt++;
//$cnt = $cnt + 1;
//echo "\n", "count 2 = ", $cnt, "\n";
$f = fopen("counter. dat", "w");
fwrite($f, $cnt);
fclose($f);
printf("\n%d people have visited this page\n", $cnt);
}
?>

If that doesn't work, then you need to break the code up into simpler
steps to find out why.

start with:
<?
$cnt=8;
$cnt++;
echo $cnt;

?>
If it says "9", which would be correct, then there's probably something
wrong with your original code. Just reconstruct the original code a
piece at a time until the error reappears.

red

[Wilfred Johnson]

I did cast the fread return to an int and it now works now. My php
is on linux and is version 4.3.7.
On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 03:31:30 GMT, Rainbow News Service
<ne**@rainbowfa mily.info> wrote:

Wilfred Johnson wrote:

I have a little simple hit counter. It works if I replace $cnt++;
with #cnt = $cnt + 1;
I can't see why this doesn't work. Any ideas?
if(file_exists( "counter.da t")) {
$f = fopen("counter. dat", "r");
$cnt = fread($f, 10);
//echo "\n", "count 1 = ", $cnt, "\n";
fclose($f);
//$cnt++; DOESN'T WORK!!!
$cnt = $cnt + 1;
//echo "\n", "count 2 = ", $cnt, "\n";
$f = fopen("counter. dat", "w");
fwrite($f, $cnt);
fclose($f);
printf("\n%d people have visited this page\n", $cnt);
}

thanks,
Wilfred

I put it on my server, it works fine:

<?
if(file_exists ("counter.dat") ) {
$f = fopen("counter. dat", "r");
$cnt = fread($f, 10);
//echo "\n", "count 1 = ", $cnt, "\n";
fclose($f);
$cnt++;
//$cnt = $cnt + 1;
//echo "\n", "count 2 = ", $cnt, "\n";
$f = fopen("counter. dat", "w");
fwrite($f, $cnt);
fclose($f);
printf("\n%d people have visited this page\n", $cnt);
}
?>

If that doesn't work, then you need to break the code up into simpler
steps to find out why.

start with:
<?
$cnt=8;
$cnt++;
echo $cnt;

?>
If it says "9", which would be correct, then there's probably something
wrong with your original code. Just reconstruct the original code a
piece at a time until the error reappears.

red

[Pjotr Wedersteers]

Anders K. Madsen wrote:

Could you check your news settings, Anders ? All your contributions appear
as attached files.
TY
Pjotr

[Ian.H]

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 15:22:06 +0200, Pjotr Wedersteers wrote:

Anders K. Madsen wrote:

Could you check your news settings, Anders ? All your contributions appear
as attached files.
TY
Pjotr

They all appear fine to me...
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437
I suspect the news issue is your client ;)

Regards,

Ian
--
Ian.H
digiServ Network
London, UK
http://digiserv.net/

[Anders K. Madsen]

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On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 15:22:06 +0200
"Pjotr Wedersteers" <x3****@westert erp.com> wrote:

Could you check your news settings, Anders ? All your contributions
appear as attached files.

Of course... I've heard complaints about this before, but alas, I don't
know what causes it.
I'm trying a new setting now, so if it's alright, please tell me so.

I'm using Sylpheed-Claws (as you can see in my X-Mailer header), so if
anyone knows how to make it _not_ attach the messages I'd be very
delighted to hear it.

Best regards
Madsen

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Anders K. Madsen --- http://lillesvin.linux.dk

"There are 10 types of people in the world.
Those who understand binary - and those who don't."
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[Cafer Simsek]

I think you may try that:

$cnt=trim($cnt) ;
$cnt++;
Wilfred Johnson <wj****@yahoo.c om> wrote in message news:<qh******* *************** **********@4ax. com>...

I have a little simple hit counter. It works if I replace $cnt++;
with #cnt = $cnt + 1;
I can't see why this doesn't work. Any ideas?
if(file_exists( "counter.da t")) {
$f = fopen("counter. dat", "r");
$cnt = fread($f, 10);
//echo "\n", "count 1 = ", $cnt, "\n";
fclose($f);
//$cnt++; DOESN'T WORK!!!
$cnt = $cnt + 1;
//echo "\n", "count 2 = ", $cnt, "\n";
$f = fopen("counter. dat", "w");
fwrite($f, $cnt);
fclose($f);
printf("\n%d people have visited this page\n", $cnt);
}

thanks,
Wilfred