Warning: fopen(counter.txt) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream

[cdes1145]

Been scouring the web for ages and can't find a solution. So here I am.....

Firstly this is my first venture into web design and hosting. I've got my own site running from just my laptop atm. I'm trying to include a basic hit counter using the following code;

<?PHP

$filename = "counter.txt" ;
$fd = fopen ($filename , "r") or die ("Can’t open $filename") ;
$fstring = fread ($fd , filesize ($filename)) ;
echo "$fstring" ;
fclose($fd) ;

$fd = fopen ($filename , "w") or die ("Can't open $filename") ;
$fcounted = $fstring + 1 ;
$fout= fwrite ($fd , $fcounted ) ;
fclose($fd) ;

?>

But when I try visiting the site I get the following error message;

"Warning: fopen(counter.txt) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\xampp\htdocs\index.php on line 19
Can�t open counter.txt"

If anyone can help it would be much appreciated..

Thanks in advance

[kylegetson]

the counter.txt file does not exist. create the file first, and make sure its writable by the webserver.

[cdes1145]

The counter.txt files is created and in my root folder. I'm not sure on how to make it editable by the server though? :-/

[kylegetson]

try the full path, with the C:\ included