How can we generate auto increment invoice #

Asked Aug 22 '17 at 12:49

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   $runningnumber=1;
   $comp = "CT";
   echo $result = $comp.date('mdy').str_pad($runningnumber++, 5, "0", 
   STR_PAD_LEFT);

how do i increase the $runnungnumber like 00001, 00002, 00003, 00004, 00005, 00006 .... please help

my desired output is

CT08221700001
CT08221700002
CT08221700003
CT08221700004
CT08221700005

edited Aug 22 '17 at 12:55

litelite

asked Aug 22 '17 at 12:49

Xakib Iqbal

And what is your output right now? – litelite Aug 22 '17 at 12:52
i am using PHP, and my output is CT08221700001 but i don't know how to increase the value of $runningnumber on page load .. so after pageload the value will be CT08221700002 .. everytime on page load the value will be increase – Xakib Iqbal Aug 22 '17 at 12:55
Because `$runningnumber` is a variable it's value is reseted at every request. You will need to store that number in something else, like a file or a database. – litelite Aug 22 '17 at 12:59
plz give some hint so i can understand how it will be done – Xakib Iqbal Aug 22 '17 at 13:02
Read about file input/output in PHP or about SQL and how to setup a database (like MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite) it's easier than you think. – litelite Aug 22 '17 at 13:02
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– Xakib Iqbal Aug 22 '17 at 13:53
i use this approach and its working magically fine .. – Xakib Iqbal Aug 22 '17 at 13:54

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