Place Variable into an Array then String

This seems to be several questions!  You might want to take these issues one at a time.  It will undoubtedly be easier that way because the collective descriptions don't make sense.

I can help with #1.  Please see http://www.laprbass.com/RAY_temp_rgranlund.php

<?php // RAY_temp_rgranlund.php
error_reporting(E_ALL);

/* SEE http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web_Development/Web_Languages-Standards/PHP/Q_28150287.html
 *
 * 1) create a single "tag" image for each number from 0-9 (basket-0.gif, basket-1.gif, basket-2.gif, etc.)
 */

$nums = range (0,9);
foreach ($nums as $num)
{
    $out[$num] = 'basket-' . "$num" . '.gif';
}

// SHOW THE WORK PRODUCT
echo '<pre>';
print_r($out);

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What would you like to do next?

$intcartcount returns a number, any where from 0-99.

what ever that number is I need to represent with a image of that number.  I have 10 images, 0-9.

so I need to have the array split the number to show the two different images.  Like "25"

Let me see if I can understand this part and paraphrase.  If $intcartcount == 25, you need to identify two data strings, something like this:

basket-2.gif
basket-5.gif

Is that on target?

you might try something like this -

$intcartcount = $this->helper('checkout/cart')->getSummaryCount();
$intcartcount = "".$intcartcount; // Change the Integer to a string
$array = array($intcartcount[0],$intcartcount[1]);// make array with first and second string characters
echo $array[0];
for ($i=0;$i<$array;$i++) {
echo '<img src="images/basket-' . $array[$i] . '.gif" class="layer' . $i .'" alt="Cart Count">';
}

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This will only work every time IF the getSummaryCount() always returns an integer over 9

@Ray That is correct.

@Slick, I need to show a count of 0-99.  It won't always be two digits.

OK, I tried this on my server an it works for 2, 47 and 99 -

$intcartcount = 47;//$this->helper('checkout/cart')->getSummaryCount();
$intcartcount = "".$intcartcount;

for ($i=0; $i < strlen($intcartcount); $i++) {
echo '<img src="images/basket-' . $intcartcount[$i] . '.gif" class="layer' . $i .'" alt="Cart Count' . $i .'"><br />';
}

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you might should re-code this some and experiment, to see if you can understand what it is doing.

What I am doing is creating a visual counter that displays how many items are in a shopping cart.  I am retrieving the total amount of items in the cart with:

$intcartcount = $this->helper('checkout/cart')->getSummaryCount();

Then what I need to do is show numbers 1-9 and then if it is higher show a different set: of images. I have attached an image to show you what I mean.  The following script works if the count is 10 or higher.  Im not sure why it is not showing 1-9.

<?php 

$intcartcount = $this->helper('checkout/cart')->getSummaryCount();
$strcartcount = "".$intcartcount;
$arrCartDigits = str_split($strcartcount);

for ($i=0;$i<count($arrCartDigits);$i++) {
    if ($intcartcount > 9 && $i==0) {
       echo '<img src="http://staging.mixxcentury.com/store/media/basket/basket-' . $arrCartDigits[$i] . '.png" class="layer' . $i .'" alt="Cart Count' . $i .'">';
    } else {
         echo '<img src="http://staging.mixxcentury.com/store/media/basket/basket-right-' . $arrCartDigits[$i] . '.png" class="layer' . $i .'" alt="Cart Count' . $i .'">';
    };
};

?>

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How many images, and what image file names do you want to show in each of the following circumstances:

Zero Items in the cart
One Item
Eight Items
Nine Items
Ten Items
Thirty-six Items

Once we have those 6 examples clarified it should be easy to get the programming correct.

Standing by, ~Ray

I'll just mention, that PHP strings are actually equivalent to "an Array of Characters", so you can access any SINGLE character in a PHP string with the [ ] array access for instance -

$str = "a2X!";
echo $str[0]; // will output "a" to browser
echo $str[1]; // will output "2" to browser
echo $str[strlen($str)-1]; // will output "!" to browser

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this is NOT a hack, or ODD code practice, I use this extensively, and it ALWAYS works, in any PHP version, on any server that I have ever used. Because the C code underneath PHP uses a similar method for "string" character access.

Thank you all for your help.  I appreciate the encouragement and patience.  I think I was not looking at my issue clearly.  With your help, this is what I came up with:

<?php 

$intcartcount = $this->helper('checkout/cart')->getSummaryCount();
$strcartcount = "".$intcartcount;
$arrCartDigits = str_split($strcartcount);

for ($i=0;$i<count($arrCartDigits);$i++) {
    if (($intcartcount <= 99) && ($i==0) ) {
       echo '<img src="http://staging.mixxcentury.com/store/media/basket/basket-' . $arrCartDigits[$i] . '.png" class="layer' . $i .'" alt="Cart Count ' . $intcartcount .'">';
    } else {
       echo '<div class="basket-number-alt">
       			<img src="http://staging.mixxcentury.com/store/media/basket/basket-right-' . $arrCartDigits[$i] . '.png" class="layer' . $i .'" alt="Cart Count ' . $intcartcount .'">
			</div>';
    };
} 

?>	

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OK, I looked at your last code, and in that comment, you do not say if that was "working" or not?, I can Not understand why you use this IF statement -
if (($intcartcount <= 99) && ($i==0) ) {

the  ($intcartcount <= 99)  part does NOT do anything, because the  $intcartcount can not be more than 99, and even if it can exceed 99, It would not effect a difference in Single Digit and Double Digit display?
Reading this with your NEW <DIV> as  "<div class="basket-number-alt">",  has me some what confused as to offering what suggestions to have effective display for this? ?
Also in your last code you still have a  ;  after a }  this will do no harm  , but is NOT NEEDED for proper PHP
Sorry but this next code is just me stumbling on no information, to offer help , the MAIN addition here is still another way to add the "right-" to the PNG name on the Rioght Side, by testing for the Second character in the  $arrCartDigits  array, and adding the "right-" to it. -

$intcartcount = $this->helper('checkout/cart')->getSummaryCount();
$strcartcount = "".$intcartcount;
$arrCartDigits = str_split($strcartcount);

if (isset($arrCartDigits[1])) {
    $arrCartDigits[1] = 'right-'.$arrCartDigits[1]; // add the 'right-'  to the array string
    }

for ($i=0;$i<count($arrCartDigits);$i++) {
    if ($i == 1) echo '<div class="basket-number-alt">
        ';  // you can leave OUT this echo for div if you need to, I do not know what it is for.
    echo '<img src="http://staging.mixxcentury.com/store/media/basket/basket-' . $arrCartDigits[$i] . '.png" class="layer' . $i .'" alt="Cart Count ' . $intcartcount .'" />';
    if ($i == 1) echo '
    </div>';
    }

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This uses a single ECHO for every image and does NOT need to test for the length of the array inside the FOR
I have also added the "/>"  at the end os the Image Tag, this is the new standard for web page DHTML as XHTML, you should learn it.