Paycounter

This example shows how to create a paycounter for your site , with this you can put your affiliate banners and still track hits to your site . This script is in 2 parts . The counter and the file for viewing stats.

Part 1 : The counter

<?php
$counter_file = ("paycounter.txt");
$visits = file($counter_file);
$visits[0]++;
$fp = fopen($counter_file , "w");
fputs($fp , "$visits[0]");
fclose($fp);
//part 2 the banner display part
//some sample banners , use your own here
$url = array("http://www.shareasale.com/m-redirect.cfm?bannerID=7859&userID=16893&merchantID=1610&urllink=&afftrack=",
"http://www.shareasale.com/m-redirect.cfm?bannerID=2314&userID=16893&merchantID=917&urllink=&afftrack=",
"http://www.shareasale.com/m-redirect.cfm?bannerID=2091&userID=16893&merchantID=203&urllink=&afftrack=",
"http://www.shareasale.com/m-redirect.cfm?bannerID=7190&userID=16893&merchantID=2434&urllink=&afftrack=");
//the urls for the links , replace these also
$imgsrc = array("http://www.shareasale.com/banners/ACF3C9E.gif",
"http://www.shareasale.com/banners/ACF45D5.gif",
"http://www.shareasale.com/banners/120_60_1.gif",
"http://www.shareasale.com/banners/box_half_banner2.gif");
//this is alt tags which help with search engines and
//also people who switch off their images in their browsers
$alt = array("get your domain name appraised now",
"win prizes and cash",
"The ONLY Pay per click search engine online with bids starting at $.001",
"Time for a change? Make a plan with Career Advantage");
//generate a random number
srand((double)microtime() * 1000000);
$rn = (rand()%4);
//display the banner and link . This opens in a new window
echo "<center>";
echo ("<a href=$url[$rn] target=\"new\"><img src =$imgsrc[$rn] alt =$alt[$rn]></a>");
echo "<br>";
echo ("ih paycounter example");
echo "</center>";
?>

Part 2 : Show stats

<?php
$counter_file1 = ("paycounter.txt");
$visits1 = file($counter_file1);
$fp1 = fopen($counter_file , "r");
fclose($fp1);
echo $visits1[0];
?>

Demonstration

  The counter itself display with the following code

<?php include("paycounter.php") ?>

ih paycounter example

Now lets see the stats

<?php include("paystats.php") ?>

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