counter

Hello.
I am trying to put one counter in my php with the next code:
<?php

$hitfile = "/admin/contador.txt";
if (!file_exists($hitfile)) {
$file = fopen($hitfile,"r+");
$hits = fread($file,filesize($hitfile));
fclose ($file);
}
else {
$hits = 0;
}
$file = fopen($hitfile,"w+");
fwrite ($file, ++$hits);
fclose ($file);
?>

but when i try to see the php page appears this error:

Warning: fopen(/admin/contador.txt) [function.fopen]: failed to create
stream: No such file or directory in /home/usuairo/pagina.php on line 9

Warning: filesize() [function.filesize]: Stat failed for /admin/contador.txt
(errno=2 - No such file or directory) in /home/usuairo/pagina.php on line 10

Warning: fread(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in
/home/usuairo/pagina.php.php on line 10

Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in
/home/usuairo/pagina.php.php on line 11

Warning: fopen(/admin/contador.txt) [function.fopen]: failed to create
stream: No such file or directory in /home/usuairo/pagina.phpcontacto.php on
line 19

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in
/home/usuairo/pagina.phpcontacto.php on line 20

Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in
/home/usuairo/pagina.phpcontacto.php on line 21



can you help me for solving the problem and putting one counter in my php
page?
thanks

Phil Roberts wrote:
> With total disregard for any kind of safety measures "[XaToA]"
> <batarrita_NOSPAM_@excite.com> leapt forth and uttered:
>
>
>>Hello.
>>I am trying to put one counter in my php with the next code:
>><?php
>>
>>$hitfile = "/admin/contador.txt";
>>if (!file_exists($hitfile)) {
>> $file = fopen($hitfile,"r+");
>> $hits = fread($file,filesize($hitfile));
>> fclose ($file);
>>}
>>else {
>> $hits = 0;
>>}
>>$file = fopen($hitfile,"w+");
>>fwrite ($file, ++$hits);
>>fclose ($file);
>>?>
>>
>>but when i try to see the php page appears this error:
>>
>>Warning: fopen(/admin/contador.txt) [function.fopen]: failed to
>>create stream: No such file or directory in
>>/home/usuairo/pagina.php on line 9
>>
>>Warning: filesize() [function.filesize]: Stat failed for
>>/admin/contador.txt (errno=2 - No such file or directory) in
>>/home/usuairo/pagina.php on line 10
>>
>>Warning: fread(): supplied argument is not a valid stream
>>resource in /home/usuairo/pagina.php.php on line 10
>>
>>Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream
>>resource in /home/usuairo/pagina.php.php on line 11
>>
>>Warning: fopen(/admin/contador.txt) [function.fopen]: failed to
>>create stream: No such file or directory in
>>/home/usuairo/pagina.phpcontacto.php on line 19
>>
>>Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream
>>resource in /home/usuairo/pagina.phpcontacto.php on line 20
>>
>>Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream
>>resource in /home/usuairo/pagina.phpcontacto.php on line 21
>>
>>
>>
>>can you help me for solving the problem and putting one counter
>>in my php page?
>>thanks
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Use ./admin not /admin. When you prefix a path with / you are
> referencing the root of the filesystem rather than a path relative
> to the script.
>

But what if /admin/contador.txt is valid? The problem I see is one of
backwards logic. If I'm reading this correctly, You should open and read
the file if it doesn't exist. How do you open and read a file that
doesn't exist? Furthermore, if the file does exist, it (as is specified
by later code) contains the number of hits. Why then, if the file
exists, should $hits = 0? I only ask that because that is what this code
is saying.