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Experiment No:- 12

Name of Student: Preeti Anandas


Subject: Web Engg. Lab Roll no: MC2302

Aim of Experiment: Write a PHP program to keep track of the number of visitors
visiting the web page and to display this count of visitors, with proper headings.
Theory:
In web development, it's often useful to track the number of visitors accessing a webpage. This
information can provide insights into the popularity and traffic of the website. One way to achieve this
is by using PHP to increment a counter each time a visitor accesses the webpage. This counter is
typically stored in a file, a database, or using session variables. The count is then displayed on the
webpage to inform visitors about the number of others who have visited the page.
File handling in PHP refers to the ability to work with files on the server's filesystem. PHP provides a
rich set of functions and features for performing various file operations, including reading from and
writing to files, creating and deleting files, navigating directories, and more.
Here's an overview of file handling in PHP:
1. Opening and Closing Files:
- The `fopen()` function is used to open a file. It takes two parameters: the filename and the
mode (e.g., "r" for reading, "w" for writing).
- The `fclose()` function is used to close an opened file handle.
```php
$file = fopen("example.txt", "r");
// Read from the file
fclose($file);
```
2. Reading from Files:
- The `fgets()` function reads a line from an open file.
- The `fread()` function reads a specified number of bytes from an open file.
```php
$file = fopen("example.txt", "r");
$line = fgets($file); // Read a line
$content = fread($file, filesize("example.txt")); // Read entire file
fclose($file);
```
3. Writing to Files:
- The `fwrite()` function writes data to an open file.
- The `file_put_contents()` function is a shortcut for writing data to a file in one step.

```php
$file = fopen("example.txt", "w");
fwrite($file, "Hello, World!");
fclose($file);
// Or using file_put_contents()
file_put_contents("example.txt", "Hello, World!");
```
4. Appending to Files:
- To append data to an existing file, use the "a" mode with `fopen()` or `file_put_contents()`.
```php
$file = fopen("example.txt", "a");
fwrite($file, "New data\n");
fclose($file);
// Or using file_put_contents()
file_put_contents("example.txt", "New data\n", FILE_APPEND);
```
5. Checking File Existence:
- The `file_exists()` function checks if a file or directory exists.
- The `is_file()` function checks if a file exists.
- The `is_dir()` function checks if a directory exists.
```php
if (file_exists("example.txt")) {
echo "File exists!";
}
```
6. **Deleting Files**:
- The `unlink()` function is used to delete a file.
php
unlink("example.txt");
7. Working with Directories:
- The `mkdir()` function creates a directory.
- The `rmdir()` function removes an empty directory.
- The `scandir()` function lists files and directories in a directory.
php
mkdir("new_directory");

rmdir("new_directory");
PHP's file handling functions provide powerful capabilities for interacting with files and
directories, making it a versatile language for performing filesystem operations in web
development and other applications.
Example:
<?php
// File to store visitor count
$counterFile = "visitor_count.txt";
// Function to increment and retrieve visitor count
function incrementVisitorCount($counterFile) {
$count = 0;
if (file_exists($counterFile)) {
$count = (int)file_get_contents($counterFile);
}
$count++;
file_put_contents($counterFile, $count);
return $count;
}
// Increment visitor count
$visitorCount = incrementVisitorCount($counterFile);
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Visitor Count</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Visitor Count</h1>
<p>Welcome to our website!</p>
<p>You are visitor number <?php echo $visitorCount; ?>.</p>
</body>
</html>
Conclusion:
We successfully implemented a PHP program to track and display the number of visitors accessing a
webpage. By incrementing a counter each time the page is visited, we were able to keep track of the
total number of visitors.

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