Auto Count Words Using PHP

Submitted by razormist on Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 11:16.

In this article we will create a Auto Count Words using PHP. The code will count the entered string and display the total words. This is a user-friendly kind of program feel free to modify it. To learn more about this tutorial, just follow the step below.

Getting Started:

First you have to download & install XAMPP or any local server that run PHP scripts. Here's the link for XAMPP server https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html. And, this is the link for the bootstrap that i used for the layout design https://getbootstrap.com/.

Creating The Interface

This is where we will create a simple form for our application. To create the forms simply copy and write it into your text editor, then save it as index.php.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
        <head>
                <meta charset="UTF-8" name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"/>
                <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/bootstrap.css"/>
        </head>
<body>
        <nav class="navbar navbar-default">
                <div class="container-fluid">
                        <a class="navbar-brand" href="https://sourcecodester.com">Sourcecodester</a>
                </div>
        </nav>
        <div class="col-md-3"></div>
        <div class="col-md-6 well">
                <h3 class="text-primary">Auto Count Words Using PHP</h3>
                <hr style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"/>
                <div class="col-md-8">
                        <form method="POST" action="">
                                <label>Enter a String</label>
                                <div class="form-group">
                                        <textarea class="form-control" required="required" style="resize:none; height:100px;" name="words"></textarea>
                                </div>
                                <button class="btn btn-primary" name="count">Count</button>
                        </form>
                        
                        <?php include'function.php'?>
                </div>
        </div>
</body>
</html>

Creating the Main Function

This code contains the main function of the application. This code count the words from a string when the form is submitted. To make this just copy and write these block of codes below inside the text editor, then save it as function.php

<?php
        if(ISSET($_POST['count'])){
                $words=$_POST['words'];
                function countWords($string) {
                        $string = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', trim($string));
                        $words = explode(" ", $string);
                        return count($words);
                }
                
        
                echo "<h3>Total Word: <span class='text-danger'>".countWords($words)."</span></h3>";
        }
?>

There you have it we successfully created Auto Count Words using PHP. I hope that this simple tutorial help you to what you are looking for. For more updates and tutorials just kindly visit this site. Enjoy Coding!

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