how to put cookie inside this particular counter code?

[xitdude]

I am new to this and have no clue even after checking how to do this. I see codes but not sure how to implement it so it "reads" right. I found this, but nto sure how to put it correctly for it to read out ok with my counter.
setcookie ("TestCookie", $value,time()+3600); /* expire in 1 hour */

I have this counter code below, which records a count each time the person/bot visit the main index file. (ex. www.somesite.com, or to /index.php). What I want to do is to actually count the same visitor again if he/she/it visits the site 1 hour later. so basically, I don't want the counter to go up if someone or bot goes to it again in 1 sec or less period.

belows script use a db file that has some numbers for "today, yesterday, and total" through ($today, $yesterday, $total, $date, $days) and shows the output on a site through another php file.

Can anyone help me with this? I will greatly appreciate it.

<?php


		$file_count = fopen('counter/count.db', 'rb');
		$data = '';
                while (!feof($file_count)) $data .= fread($file_count, 4096);
		fclose($file_count);
		list($today, $yesterday, $total, $date, $days) = split("%", $data);
		
		if ($date == date("Y m d")) $today++ ;              		
		

			else {
				$yesterday = $today;
				$today = 1;  //  $today = 1;
				$days++;
				$date = date("Y m d");
			}
		$total++;
		$line = "$today%$yesterday%$total%$date%$days";
		
	$file_count = fopen('counter/count.db', 'wb');		
		fwrite($file_count, $line, strlen($line));
		fclose($file_count);

	 
?>

[void]

Your

setcookie ("TestCookie", $value,time()+3600); /* expire in 1 hour */

code should go after

<?php


        $file_count = fopen('counter/count.db', 'rb');
        $data = '';
                while (!feof($file_count)) $data .= fread($file_count, 4096);
        fclose($file_count);
        list($today, $yesterday, $total, $date, $days) = split("%", $data);

this part of your code. So basically, you put this code once you do some initialization or check ups before you actually start your main part of your code.

[xitdude]

So basically, this is ok below?

<?php


		$file_count = fopen('counter/count.db', 'rb');
		$data = '';
                while (!feof($file_count)) $data .= fread($file_count, 4096);
		fclose($file_count);
		list($today, $yesterday, $total, $date, $days) = split("%", $data);
	setcookie ("CookieName", $value,time()+3600); 

		if ($date == date("Y m d")) $today++ ;              		
		

			else {
				$yesterday = $today;
				$today = 1;  //  $today = 1;
				$days++;
				$date = date("Y m d");
			}
		$total++;
		$line = "$today%$yesterday%$total%$date%$days";
		
	$file_count = fopen('counter/count.db', 'wb');		
		fwrite($file_count, $line, strlen($line));
		fclose($file_count);

	 
?>

Do I need to put anything else in this script like, if it needs to check the cookie file, then start counting or not?

[Ackley]

I have not practically checked it, but the logic seems to be correct. So, according to me, there should be not any major changes.

list($today, $yesterday, $total, $date, $days) = split("%", $data);

Just write the $date instead of $data in split. (I know this is minor mistake, but counts while implementing the script)

[xitdude]

ahhhhhhhhhhh thanks for that notice! I will try this out with the "date" fix! thanks again!