All you need to do is change the variables at the top of the page to change how the counter looks.

By : Genshibakudan

<?php

//**********************************//
// My first PHP script! //
// Author: Alex Walton //
// E-Mail: genshibakudan@hotmail.com//
// Date: 26.4.02 //
//**********************************//

/*
Feel free to edit this script as you like but please keep the header (^ ^ ^) intact.
If you have any questions about this script, e-mail me at genshibakudan@hotmail.com
*/

// You can edit the variables below \/

$filename = "count.dat" //name of the file where the data is kept
$message1 = "There have been"; // first message section \/
$message2 = " visitors to this page."; // second message section [$message1 $count $message2]
$bold = "1"; // if 1, the numbers are bold, if 0 nothing is bold
$font = "verdana"; // The font name
$fontsize = "2"; // The size of the font
$textcolor = "#005500"; //The color of the $message1 and $message2 (HEX)
$numbercolor = "#550000"; //The colour of the numbers (HEX)
$numberglow = "0"; //If 1, the numbers glow, if 0, they don't.
$glowcolor = "#0000FF"; //The colour of the glow
$invisible = "0" //If 1, the counter will not show (it will still count!)

// Don't edit anything below this line unless you know what you're doing

$fp = fopen($filename,"r+");
flock($fp,1);
$count = fgets($fp,6);
$count += 1;
rewind($fp);
fputs($fp,$count);
flock($fp,3);
fclose($fp);
if ($invisible == "1"){
//counter does nothing because 'invisible' is on (1)
} elseif ($invisible == "0"){
if ($bold == "1"){
$bold1 = "<b>";
$bold2 = "</b>";
} elseif ($bold == "0"){
$bold1 = "";
$bold2 = "";
}
if ($numberglow == "1"){
$glow1 = "<table STYLE=width:100%;filter:GLOW(color=$glowcolor,strength=#+9)>";
$glow2 = "</table>";
} elseif ($numberglow == "0"){
$glow1 = "";
$glow2 = "";
}
print "<font face='$font' size='$fontsize' color='$textcolor'> $message1 </font><font face='$font' size='$fontsize' color='$numbercolor'>$glow1$bold1$count$bold2$glow2</font><font face='$font' size='$fontsize' color='$textcolor'> $message2</font>";
}
?>

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