Creates an instance of a Counter which maintains a single numeric value. Counter Counter::getValue Counter PHP Manual Counter::__construct Counter::__construct — Creates an instance of a Counter which maintains a single numeric value. Description Counter::__construct ( string $name [, integer $initial_value [, integer $flags ]] ) Creates an instance of a Counter which maintains a single numeric value. Parameters name The new counter's name. initial_value The initial value of the counter. Defaults to zero (0). flags Flags for the new counter, chosen from the COUNTER_FLAG_* constants. Return Values Returns a Counter object on success. Errors/Exceptions Counter::__construct() throws an Exception if something goes wrong. Counter Counter::getValue Counter PHP Manual