using javascript to log statistics on client side

[esolve]

I want to use youtube api to log some statistics about video playing on the client side
but javascript can't create and write files on the client side,
I need to use javascript to transfer statistics to the server side and collect statistics on the server side

but I hope these statistics will not be transmitted via network
can I set up a php server with sql database on the same machine where the client resides
so I create a html5 page(with embeded youtube video and javascripts for statistics) on the server, and user browser on the same machine to visit the html5 page, then transmit the packet via localhost?

thanks!

[Old Pedant]

Ummm...yes...you can do that.

But you will only then get statistics for videos that are played by the browser on that SAME MACHINE. How much use is that to you?

And in any case, how is this then a JavaScript question? Your PHP code could/would know which videos were requested, so why get JS involved, at all?

[esolve]

actually I'm not familiar with javascript and php
I just want to test how youtube video quality is under a certain network condition
so I want to log some metrics on youtube video playing
but it is not possible for me to log them on client,so I need a server

so you meant I can set up a server on the same machine as client ?
are there any easier way to do this?
thanks!

Originally Posted by Old Pedant

Ummm...yes...you can do that.

But you will only then get statistics for videos that are played by the browser on that SAME MACHINE. How much use is that to you?

And in any case, how is this then a JavaScript question? Your PHP code could/would know which videos were requested, so why get JS involved, at all?

[Old Pedant]

Clear as mud.

The only part of your first post that I was replying to was this:

can I set up a php server with sql database on the same machine where the client resides
so I create a html5 page(with embeded youtube video and javascripts for statistics) on the server, and user browser on the same machine to visit the html5 page, then transmit the packet via localhost?

And I said, "Yes, you can do that."

But if that's NOT what you want, then what is it you DO want?

[rnd me]

if you don't want to use a server at all, it can only be captured locally.


if you don't have a server of your own, or don't know how to setup a server, use a free webservice instead. it's still a server, but it's already setup and ready to go.

from javascript, you can save the data to a google spreadsheet you created.

see http://www.codingforums.com/showthread.php?t=235730 for more info