HTML - Online Users Counter

Hey guys, I found a counter on the web, and tried to reconfigure it to what i need. the weirdest thing has happened, and I don't understand it. maybe someone can tell me logically what it means...so heres the code:

Let me also explain what i am trying to do. as a user, I want make it start a counter when I go to domain.com/index.php. if i go to another website (within the same domain), the ip addresss is stored. I want to make it so that this counter will not increase when the same ip address goes back to index.php

<?php
if (file_exists ('count_file.txt') && ($ipone != $iptwo) /*So here, I wanted to set the following: the if statement is TRUE if the two conditions are met: count_file.txt exists, AND $ipone DOES NOT EQUALS $iptwo==== now heres what baffled me. This IF statement is executed when $ipone actually EQUALs $iptwo.. I made the opposite change where instead of != it becomes ==, and this IF statement wasn't executed.*/)
{
$iptwo = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
echo $iptwo; /*Just here so that I can debug my problem*/
echo $ipone; /*This was just here so I can debug my problem*/
$fil = fopen('count_file.txt', r);
$dat = fread($fil, filesize('count_file.txt'));
echo $dat+1;
fclose($fil);
$fil = fopen('count_file.txt', w);
fwrite($fil, $dat+1);
}
else if (file_exists ('count_file.txt') == NULL)
{
$fil = fopen('count_file.txt', w);
fwrite($fil, 1);
echo 'else if'; /*This was just here so I can debug my problem*/
fclose($fil);
}
else
{
/*Here I don't have to do anything.. didn't know if "break;" would work, so instead i just left this as is.*/
$fil = fopen('count_file.txt', r);
echo ('else');
fclose($fil);
}
?>

Hello,

I'm trying to create a counter on HTML that actually counts and say Page 1 of 30. Can you please tell me the code to put it on.

Thanks

I would like to show that my message board has a new post on my main page. Or maybe just the number of views of my message board shown on my main page. The message board I use is guestbook.cgi

Thanks

Rick

Hi;
How do you put in a letter counter on a web page. I make custom embroidery patches. As the person types in the text for the patch, I need to be able to count the number of key strokes and from that count be able to direct to the right page. How can this be done. I can do alittle coding but not very good at it yet.
If there is someone out there that can help, I will be happy with any help I can get. Thanks.

The instructions say to insert two chunks of code into your page.

''You just need to insert two chunks of code into your page. Place this within your HEAD section...'' (where is the head section in the INDEX.html file??, is that on the top)

Here is what the code looks like.

First ''chunk''

<!-- Start MegaCounter HEAD tag code -->
<SCRIPT language="JavaScript"><!--
/***********************************************************\
MegaCounter v1.1
A "configurable" hit counter for the rest of us...
by Joe Barta http://www.pagetutor.com/megacounter/
\***********************************************************/
text_string = "visitors since 9/5/98";
txt_color = "#000000" // Text string color
counter = 587113; // Counter starts at this,
revision = 1; // Every time you alter your initial counter value (above), you must also change the revision number.
page_code = 1; // Unless you want every page to use the same counter, you'll need to use a different page code for each page.
hitsperday = 2000; // How many hits per day you want.
bg_color = "#222222" // Background color of counter
fg_color = "#66FF66" // Foreground color of counter
link_color = "#0000FF" // Color of link back (Powered by MegaCounter)
back_color = "#FFFFFF" // Color of white space in counter area
//--></SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT language="JavaScript" SRC="http://www.pagetutor.com/megacounter/generic_cookie_1yr.js"></SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT language="JavaScript" SRC="http://www.pagetutor.com/megacounter/megacounter.js"></SCRIPT>
<!-- End MegaCounter HEAD tag code -->

And here is the other ''chunk''

<!-- Start MegaCounter BODY tag code -->
<SCRIPT language="JavaScript"><!--
document.write("<TABLE CELLSPACING=\"0\" CELLPADDING=\"0\" BORDER=\"0\" BGCOLOR=\"" + back_color + "\"><TR>");
document.write("<TD BGCOLOR=\"" + bg_color + "\"><FONT FACE=\"andale mono,arial\"");
document.write("COLOR=\"" + fg_color + "\"><B>&nbsp;" + counter + "</B></FONT></TD>");
document.write("<TD><FONT SIZE=\"2\" COLOR=\"" + txt_color + "\" FACE=\"arial,helvetica\">&nbsp;" + text_string + "</FONT></TD>");
document.write("</TR></TABLE>");
//--></SCRIPT>
<!-- Start MegaCounter BODY tag code -->

I pasted this in the index.html file, but then no counter showed up on my website. I must be doing somsthing wrong, please advise. Thank you.