Trying to include php on webpage

PHP
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I have a webpage I am trying to put my own counter on. I have this webpage in the same folder as my counter2.php. I built a different php page to call the counter and it works so I know my include statement and my counter code is correct. But it will not work inside the body of my webpage where I want it . Here is where I am trying to put it

<h2>Visitors to our site.</h2>
      <?php 
      include 'counter2.php' ;
   
       ?>

All help greatly appreciated. Codin:cool:

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what is inside counter2.php?

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 <?php
		 // Connects to your Database 
		 mysql_connect("localhost", "db_user", "Password") or die(mysql_error()); 
		 mysql_select_db("test") or die(mysql_error()); 
		 //Adds one to the counter
		 mysql_query("UPDATE counter SET counter = counter + 1");
		
		 //Retreives the current count
		 $count = mysql_fetch_row(mysql_query("SELECT counter FROM counter"));
		
		 //Displays the count on your site
		 print "$count[0]";
		 ?>

Also I figured out my problem I had to save my page as index.php instead of .html thanks for trying to help:D