Counting Script

Hey guys,

I've been searching Google for this for wayyy too long now, and I can't find anything (probably searching the wrong terms).

I'd like to add a counter on my site that simply reads a number from a text file (or any file - it can even be embedded in the script itself).

I'm looking for something like this (right under the header links, the "total donations" thing):
http://www.kintera.org/FAF/home/defa...?ievent=268675

Every search comes up with a Website Hit Counter (not what I'm looking for).

I don't care if it's written in JavaScript, PHP or CGI. It doesn't really matter. I'd imagine that it's a pretty simple script, but I'm too dumb to write it myself.

Does anyone know where I can find something like this? Thanks a lot for any help!

 

sorry - here's the correct link (i hope)

 

<?php
echo file_get_contents('counter.txt');
?>

PHP:

 

Thanks a lot, MMJ. I was really looking for the way the thing tics, or scrolls, like it does on that page. But I figured it out.

Thanks for the help!