Autoincrement numeric variable in PHP on Refresh

Question

How do I use PHP to auto-increment a numeric variable on page refresh?

Foe example, for $i=10 there is an output of this:

Page has be

Answer 1

you need to store the counter somewhere like a file, database, cookie or session variable.

 1) {
        echo("This is visit number $visits.");
    } else { // First visit
        echo('Welcome to my Website! Click here for a tour!');
    }
?>