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Old 11-02-2008, 10:30 PM i dunno how to do this!!
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i would like to make a counter that tracks how many people look at a particular page on my site and with the total, it gives a list of which one was viewed the most. i want to be able to have it visible on my site so that people can see it.

could someone help me how to make this? i have no idea what type of coding should do this. THANKS!
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Old 11-03-2008, 04:08 AM Re: i dunno how to do this!!
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whatever server side code your hosting supports.
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Old 11-03-2008, 10:43 AM Re: i dunno how to do this!!
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i use host monster but i have no idea how to do this but i really want this for my site. could someone help me?
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Old 11-03-2008, 11:43 AM Re: i dunno how to do this!!
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Find out what your hosting package supports in code and databases and it's a very simple task from there on.
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Old 11-03-2008, 04:12 PM Re: i dunno how to do this!!
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Or add stats from a 3rd party website such as www.statcounter.com
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Old 11-03-2008, 05:04 PM Re: i dunno how to do this!!
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thanks everyone for commenting, but i have no idea what i should be looking for or what. like i said, i'm a serious newbie to coding other than html and css. HELP!!!!
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Old 11-06-2008, 02:17 PM Re: i dunno how to do this!!
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could someone please help me with this? i've checked out w3schools and i still dont know where i should be doing all of this stuff in or how i do any of this. i have hostmonster which has all of the stuff needed to make what i'm requesting but i have NO idea how to make it. SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!
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Old 11-06-2008, 02:31 PM Re: i dunno how to do this!!
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And are we in any danger of finding out exactly what
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I mean, I could have one up and running in about 15 mins using ASP and Access. Which would be absolutely no use whatsoever if your hosting only supports ColdFusion and DB2.
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Old 11-06-2008, 04:35 PM Re: i dunno how to do this!!
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ok, let me break it down.

i have no knowledge what so ever about anything php or mysql. i tried to follow along with w3schools but i still can't seem to understand how to do it.

what i'm trying to make is a counter that will tracker how many people clicked on a web page and it'll make a "most viewed" list that can be put on my home page.

if someone could show me step by step what i need to do that'll be great.

i have no idea what ASP or access is, i am a complete newbie on anything that is php and mysql or anything that is a part of web coding other than html/css.
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Old 11-07-2008, 08:20 PM Re: i dunno how to do this!!
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This is a great excuse for you to learn PHP and MySQL, then - assuming those are what your hosting provider supports. If that's what it is, you'll also want to learn a bit of HTACCESS, because you have URLs like http://www.limmjohnsondesigns.com/be%20a%20rose.html. Ending in html means any PHP code you add won't execute, by default.

You'll need to add some basic tracking code to each page, telling it to add a row to a database table, building a log. Then you'll need to create a report that tells your people what's in that log.
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Old 11-07-2008, 09:00 PM Re: i dunno how to do this!!
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Get a free counter. Follow the instructions.
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Old 11-08-2008, 06:12 AM Re: i dunno how to do this!!
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Whoo, A signature! It's a start at least, your site is at BlueHost, running on a Apache server, however it doesn't appear to be PHP enabled.

So for your first step to make what you want work, you will need to be on a PHP & MySQL enabled hosting account.
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Old 12-04-2008, 02:54 AM Re: i dunno how to do this!!
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Normally your hosting company should provide you with thoose tools.

You may want to contact them to give you an idea about the Awstat tool.

Good Luck to you,

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Old 12-09-2008, 04:16 AM Re: i dunno how to do this!!
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just insert a counter and get reports for regular traffic.
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Old 12-10-2008, 12:51 PM Re: i dunno how to do this!!
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Whoo, A signature! It's a start at least, your site is at BlueHost, running on a Apache server, however it doesn't appear to be PHP enabled.

So for your first step to make what you want work, you will need to be on a PHP & MySQL enabled hosting account.
i checked out his/her contact form and that's a php script, so maybe she/he is php enabled?

and i was all geared up to start promoting cgi, but who the hell's gonna try cgi as a newbie when they (perhaps, it seems) have php enabled?
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