diff --git a/footer.php b/footer.php
index fa90665..08b43d7 100644
--- a/footer.php
+++ b/footer.php
@@ -1,4 +1,31 @@
 <div id=footer class=footer>
-<p>Site last updated 2024-02-20 19:32:55 +1100</p>
+  <p>Site last updated 2024-02-20 19:32:55 +1100</p>
+  <div id=counter class=counter>
+    <p>Visits: 
+<?php
+session_start();
+if(!isset($_SESSION['counter'])) {
+    $c_handle = fopen("../data/counter.txt", "r");
+    if(!$c_handle){
+        echo "error"
+            }
+    else {
+        $counter = ( int ) fread($c_handle,32);
+        fclose($c_handle);
+        $counter++ ;
+        echo $counter;
+        $c_handle = fopen("../data/counter.txt", "w");
+        fwrite($c_handle,counter);
+        fclose($c_handle);
+        $_SESSION['counter'] = $counter;
+    }
+    else {
+        $counter = $_SESSION['counter'];
+        echo $counter;
+    }
+}
+?>
+    </p>
+  </div>
 </div>