Re: HTML calling PHP; PHP returns result

In the first script you are trying to call another script. I would jus include the counter script at that place and have the counter script output the code needed or have a function in the included script return the output you need. it would look like this: <html> <body> <?php include "counter.php"; echo "You are the " . counter_func("XXX", "X") . " visitor"; ?> </body> </html> counter.php would look like this: <?php function counter_func($App, $Trailer="") { // Do the counting stuff return $theresult; } ?> In this function the $Trailer is made optional with a default value of an empty string. - Frank > I'm developing a reusable PHP hit counter. Is the following the correct way > to accomplish this function? > > > This HTML module is in one directory ... > > <html> > <body> > You are the > > <? ../cgi-bin/counter.php?$App="xxx"?$Trailer="X"; ?> > > visitor. > > </body> > </html> > > All the above does is calls counter.php with the application's name and > whether a trailer is desired. It is supposed to > return "1st", "2nd", "3rd", "4th" ..... etc. to be > displayed within the > "You are ...." string. > > This PHP module resides in cgi-bin ... > > <? > // I am counter.php > > do the file I/O stuff using $App and $Trailer > > return $theresult > > ?> > > All the above does is reads the application's hit counter file (creates one > if not found) and sends the text back to the > calling HTML module. > > > >