<?php
$filename = "sidewalk_f";
$month = date("m");
$filename = "counters/".$month.$filename;
# set or create variables
$previous=0;
$filename = $filename.".txt";
# test for file and if found increment by one
if(file_exists($filename))
{
$filePointer = fopen($filename, "r");
$previous = fgets($filePointer,7);
$previous = $previous + 1;
fclose($filePointer);
$filePointer = fopen($filename, "w");
fputs($filePointer, $previous,7);
fclose($filePointer);
}
else
{
# write file if file does not exist
$filePointer = fopen($filename, "w");
$previous = 1;
fputs($filePointer, $previous, 7);
fclose($filePointer);
}
?>