hit counter

does anyone know how to make a hit counter with javascript or hitml, i odnt think it is possible with the later but javascript maybe? joe

Not possible with either I'm afraid, not without serverside support anyway

oh, ok, thanks for your help night fire, joe

since my kind suggestions were crap I've disgarded them.

i dont have php support and ther former suggestion is no good as i want the hit counter on my home page and i odnt use frontpage cos it is crap
i use dreamweaver. any more ideas?

There are some companies that offer "external" hit counters but they usually have a price (like an advertisement or 10 on your page).

i give up, unless anyone knows how i can set up my own with sum server side scripting????? mO

find out if your server supports any type of language that will allow a counter.
you can also check out sites like Bravenet.com (http://www.bravenet.com), they will offer you a free counter through there service, no server side support needed.

yeah but thats got adverts on it, te bravenet ones, ive only got the ****ty tiscali space i get with my internet connection. but ill find out.

What do you want a hit counter for anyway? They're a pretty lame thing (IMO) to see on a web page and if you want activity statistics for a web page you should be looking at the server log files.

ok then how do i do these server logs then

All the major web servers have the ability to log all requests made to the server. Then you can use analysis software (http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Software/Internet/Site_Management/Log_Analysis/) like WebTrends (an expensive but good one) to analyze those log files for a multitude of interesting information.

The key is getting access to those log files, you'll need to talk to your host about getting those logs.

ok, cheersmate, ill try that out, i guess thats topic closed.... for now.........???

also, alot of times the host you use will just allow you to view your web stats for your account.
depending on what type of service i guess.