$time = time();
	$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
	$refer = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
	if ($refer == "") { $refer = "No Referrer available."; }
	$write = "||$refer^$ip^$time";
	$filename = "stats.txt";

	if($flag == false) { // if the file doesn't exist
		$handle = fopen($filename, 'w') or die("can't open file");
		fwrite($handle, $write);
		fclose($handle);
	} else { //if the file already exists
		//write to file
		$handle = fopen($filename, 'a') or die("can't open file");
		fwrite($handle, $write);
		fclose($handle);
	}