Display how many posts

[Dark_Angel2]

I am trying to find a way to display how many posts altogether there are on my forums but on a non PHP page. My page is shtml.

I have already got a script which allows you to display the latest posts and posters names from this site but I wondered if anyone has one that will do what I want or if they could modify the one I already have.

Thanks.

[zajako]

here ya go straigt from the index.php file :P

PHP Code:

// get total posts
$countposts=$DB_site->query_first('SELECT COUNT(*) AS posts FROM post');
$totalposts=number_format($countposts['posts']); 


just put that right after you require global.php

also if you want to grab the threads count add this right under that

PHP Code:

$countthreads=$DB_site->query_first('SELECT COUNT(*) AS threads FROM thread');
$totalthreads=number_format($countthreads['threads']); 


to show the total posts in your template, just use this in your template:
$totalposts

and for your threads if you wish to disply the total, its simiply:
$totalthreads

glad to help ya out :]

[Dark_Angel2]

Thanks but I'm havinf trouble getting this to work it keeps giving me error messages. Anyone help further please?

[Dean C]

What error messages are you getting?

Regards

- miSt

[ryans]

I noticed the Total post doesn't match with the actual # of post since the beginning. Anyway to show that info? After pruning a few million posts mine says 400,000, but the actual post is like 2.5 million.

[NTLDR]

Do a search details on how to do this have been posted before

[ryans]

I did, but i'll search more.

thanks!