Php Counter

[Reaper 0]

is it possible to use php to make a counter on a website and if it is does anyone know code for an effective one ??

[Spectre 0]

Of course it's possible (and incredibly simple). Just store an integer value in some form of database (flat file, MySQL, or whatever), and increase it every time a user visits your page. You could get slightly more complex and only count unique visitors using cookies, IP addresses, or both.

[Dragonfly 0]

A simple counter, just to count the number of visitors may be simple but to be able to know the behaviour of the website visitors is a very complex programme to code. Are you satisfied only with simple counter? As a webmaster I don't think you will say YES. I suggest you to rather use web site visitor counters like statcounter dot com, sitemeter dot com and others. Especially statcounter is very powerful and good. I rather recommend you to go for this one.

[farsiscript 0]

Yes , You have 2 Way :

1 - User Cpanel counter ( In Your Cpanel CGIScript You can find Counter That Work With CGi , You can Manage Counter Skin and .... You Must Put That code To Your site )

2 - Write Counter Code With PHP :

 

<?php //part1$page=$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; //part2//fill in the correct values below $connection = mysql_connect("mysql server","username","password"); //part3mysql_select_db("database"); //part4$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM counter WHERE page='$page'",$connection); $sql=""; $count=1; if(mysql_num_rows($result)==0)//we don't have a record for it { //part5$sql=<<<SQL INSERT INTO counter VALUES( '$page', 1 ) SQL; } else if(mysql_num_rows($result)>0) {//part6$sql=<<<SQL UPDATE counter SET count=count+1 WHERE page='$page' SQL; $array=mysql_fetch_assoc($result); $count=$array['count']; } //part7$newResult = mysql_query($sql,$connection); //part8print $count+1; mysql_close($connection); ?>

Put Above code To Your Page . like Index.php or ..... but its must php file

 

part 1 : Get Page Url or Page Location

Part 2 : Connect To SQL

* mysql server : localhost

* username : Your MYSQL username

* Password : Your MySql Password

** You can make one MySQL Database in Cpanel / Manage SQL

part3 : Chooise Database , You Must write Your Database name in "database"

Part 4 : Get Number in Database , for example 4,5,6,7,8

Part 5 : If Your Database is null Wirte 1 in your Database Vule

Part 6 : Get SQL vule and Put Number in $count variable

Part7 : Make Query

part8 : Add one number to Counter number and Write in SQL

 

thanks all, so sorry my english is not very good