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<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
$file = fopen('number.txt', 'r');
$number = fgets($file, 3);
if($_POST['points']){
$total = $number + $_POST[points];
} else {
die("Postal Strike");
}
print "value txt file number.txt is ".$number." <br />";
print "the value posted from form is ".$_POST['points']." <br />";
print "the total is ".$total;
fwrite (fopen('number.txt', 'w'),$total);
?>