# A counter in Flash

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-counter-in-flash/15056
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [March 10, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-counter-in-flash/15056 "2003-03-10T15:21:58Z")
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### Author: ![Jubba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90ced4/32.png) [@Jubba](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jubba)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-counter-in-flash/15056/1 "2003-03-10T15:21:58Z")

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Ok, Someone posted a question about a counter in Flash before the switch happened, unfortunately that post is gone but here is the answer anyway:

> **Posted by Jubba**  
> Its possible, but not with Flash alone. You need to use a server side script (like PHP) to store values into a text file or database. Then load the variables into Flash. here is a tutorial:

[http://www.daydreamgraphics.com/tutorials/list/details/2/102](http://www.daydreamgraphics.com/tutorials/list/details/2/102)

[http://www.daydreamgraphics.com/tutorials/list/details/2/99](http://www.daydreamgraphics.com/tutorials/list/details/2/99)