PHP post counter

Hey /b/oys.

Ive made a bbs in PHP but i need a post counter on it. how would one go about inserting a post counter into the PHP script??

<?/*
/*************************************\
* COUNTER SCRIPT v2.3                 *
***************************************
* DO NOT USE WITHOUT ASKING ME FIRST. *
***************************************
* (C) 2004 XDEVPUPPY234X @ HOTMAIL . COM *
*/

$var1 = 'PUT NUMBER HERE';
function do_c($var1){
if($var1 == 'PUT NUMBER HERE') {
die('WRONG NUMBER!');
}
global $var1;
$COUNTER= 0;
$looper=array_fill($COUNTER, $var1, $COUNTER);
foreach($looper as $loopy) { // HEHE :P
if($counter < $var1) {
//if($counter == 1) {echo "COUNTING 1!";
//if($counter == 2) {echo "COUNTING 2!";
//if($counter == 3) {echo "COUNTING 3!";
//if($counter == 4) {echo "COUNTING 4!";
//if($counter == 5) {echo "COUNTING 5!";
//if($counter == 6) {echo "COUNTING 6!";
//if($counter == 7) {echo "COUNTING 7!";
//if($counter == 8) {echo "COUNTING 8!";
//if($counter == 9) {echo "COUNTING 9!";
  if($counter == $var1) { echo "DONE!";
} else { echo "COUNTING!";
echo $counter; // PHEW, MUCH BETTER! THANKS DARKXXSONIC!
echo "<BR>";
}
$counter =$counter+++1; // FIXED 10-09-04
}
}// if($counter == $var1)
return $var1;
}
/***************\
* CODE COMPLETE*
\***************/
?>