Show Poll / Petition Results -- Help please?

[alcheme]

Hello,

I would like to create a Poll that will show results after clicking the vote button and/or after a refresh on the same page.

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Can anyone help?

I am new to PHP and like the step by step answer...

Thanks,

~Shane

[coopster]

1. Create a file that will store the results of the vote.
   
2. Create a form that displays and requests a vote.
   
3. Process the POSTed form by updating the file containing the vote results.
   
4. Read the voting results into memory and display them on the screen after the user has voted.