<?php /* first you will need to create a text file somewhere and give it a name obviously. In this example I will call it hits.txt */ $stored = "hits.txt"; /* The following function when called gets the text file named in the above variable '$stored', then opens it for reading and writing, saves its contents in variable $stuff closes it, then opens it again, adds 1 to $stuff, displays $stuff and then saves and closes the file again. */ function displayHitThingy($stored) { $fp = fopen($stored,rw); $stuff = fgets($fp,9999); fclose($fp); $fp = fopen($stored,w); $stuff += 1; print "$stuff"; fputs($fp, $stuff); fclose($fp); } /* Now you just display it on your page somewhere with the following */ ?> Page hits: <?php displayHitThingy($stored); ?> <?php /* Thats it. You can of course use it on more than one page, just remember to change the textfiles name for each e.g. page1.txt page2.txt and so on.. */ ?>