I need to modify a block of code and add a counter regarding how many times it took the user to guess the right number.
I was wondering how it would be properly implemented into my code.
This is what I have so far.
<?php
if (!isset($_POST["guess"])) {
$message = "Welcome to the guessing machine!";
$count++; //Declare the variable $count to increment by 1.
$_POST["numtobeguessed"] = rand(0,1000);
} else if ($_POST["guess"] > $_POST["numtobeguessed"]) { //greater than
$message = $_POST["guess"]." is too big! Try a smaller number.";
} else if ($_POST["guess"] < $_POST["numtobeguessed"]) { //less than
$message = $_POST["guess"]." is too small! Try a larger number.";
} else { // must be equivalent
$message = "Well done! You guessed the right number in ".$count." attempt(s)!";
//Include the $count variable to the $message to show the user how many tries to took him.
}
?>
<html>
<head>
<title>A PHP number guessing script</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1><?php echo $message; ?></h1>
<form action="" method="POST">
<p><strong>Type your guess here:</strong>
<input type="text" name="guess"></p>
<input type="hidden" name="numtobeguessed"
value="<?php echo $_POST["numtobeguessed"]; ?>" ></p>
<p><input type="submit" value="Submit your guess"/></p>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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Answer
You have to use PHP Sessions to keep track of the count. All you have to do is initialize counter to 0 and have it increment when the user guesses a number
<?php
session_start();
if (!isset($_POST["guess"])) {
$_SESSION["count"] = 0; //Initialize count
$message = "Welcome to the guessing machine!";
$_POST["numtobeguessed"] = rand(0,1000);
echo $_POST["numtobeguessed"];
} else if ($_POST["guess"] > $_POST["numtobeguessed"]) { //greater than
$message = $_POST["guess"]." is too big! Try a smaller number.";
$_SESSION["count"]++; //Declare the variable $count to increment by 1.
} else if ($_POST["guess"] < $_POST["numtobeguessed"]) { //less than
$message = $_POST["guess"]." is too small! Try a larger number.";
$_SESSION["count"]++; //Declare the variable $count to increment by 1.
} else { // must be equivalent
$_SESSION["count"]++;
$message = "Well done! You guessed the right number in ".$_SESSION["count"]." attempt(s)!";
unset($_SESSION["count"]);
//Include the $count variable to the $message to show the user how many tries to took him.
}
?>
<html>
<head>
<title>A PHP number guessing script</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1><?php echo $message; ?></h1>
<form action="" method="POST">
<p><strong>Type your guess here:</strong>
<input type="text" name="guess"></p>
<input type="hidden" name="numtobeguessed"
value="<?php echo $_POST["numtobeguessed"]; ?>" ></p>
<p><input type="submit" value="Submit your guess"/></p>
</form>
</body>
</html>