How to Make a Hit Counter for Your Webpage?

  • Thread starter Alamino
  • Start date
In summary, the conversation discusses creating a hit counter for a webpage and the use of a simple PHP script to achieve this. The script reads and increments a number in a file every time the page is accessed, and displays it on the webpage. There is also mention of potentially using Apache to keep a log of website visitors. The person requesting the information is new to webpage construction and will try using the provided script.
  • #1
Alamino
71
0
I want to make a hit counter for a webpage. There are a lot of sites that "give" free counters, but I'm interested in knowing how to programm them.

Does anyone knows how to make one?
 
Computer science news on Phys.org
  • #2
Here is a simple script in php

Code:
<?php
    $file=fopen("Counter.txt", "r+");
    $hits=fread($file,filesize("Counter.txt"));
    fclose($file) ;
    $hits+=1;
    $file=fopen("Counter.txt", "w");
    fwrite($file, $hits);
    fclose($file);
    // Print $hits in some nice fashion
    ?>

Basically, everytime someone accesses the page it opens a file, reads the last number, increaments the number, writes that number to a file, and displays that number on the webpage. I've never written a hit counter for a webpage before, so I don't know how effecient this method is, it just seems logical. Perhaps there is a way for apache to keep a log of all the people that go to your website, then all you have to do is read in the file and output it to the webpage.
 
  • #3
Thanks for the script. I must confess I'm new in constructing webpages, so I don't know much php (well, I know almost nothing...). I will try to make the counter this way.

Thanks again.
 

1. How do hit counters work?

Hit counters track the number of times a website or webpage has been visited by counting the requests made to the server from unique IP addresses. Each time a new request is made, the counter increases by one.

2. Do I need coding skills to create a hit counter?

Yes, creating a hit counter requires coding skills. You will need to use programming languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to design and implement a functional hit counter.

3. Can I use a free hit counter for my website?

Yes, there are many free hit counter services available online that provide customizable counters for websites. However, be cautious of the reliability and accuracy of these counters as they may not always be up to date.

4. How can I make my hit counter more accurate?

To make your hit counter more accurate, you can implement measures such as filtering out bots and spiders, tracking unique visitors instead of total hits, and regularly clearing out old data to avoid counting repeat visits.

5. Are hit counters still relevant in today's digital landscape?

While hit counters may not be as popular as they once were, they can still provide valuable insights into website traffic and visitor behavior. Additionally, they can serve as a visual representation of a website's popularity and can be used for marketing and advertising purposes.

Similar threads

Replies
1
Views
940
Replies
7
Views
2K
  • High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
Replies
1
Views
778
Replies
26
Views
729
  • High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
Replies
6
Views
661
  • Computing and Technology
Replies
1
Views
769
  • Nuclear Engineering
2
Replies
66
Views
5K
Replies
10
Views
3K
Replies
3
Views
973
Back
Top