access counter / hit counter not based on page reloads?

[Chuck Chopp]

Is there an access counter that can replace the regular FP2002/FP2003 access
counter that will only increment when a new HTTP session id is created by a
client accessing the web site instead of incrementing the counter every
single time the page is reloaded? It needs to work with a Unix-based web
server that has the FP2002 Server Extensions loaded on it, but I'm not sure
if I'm looking for some sort of server-side VBscript in a .ASP or some other
implementation.

I know that reviewing the web server logs for the statistics is the most
reliable way to go, but I would like to at least have a hit counter
displaying on the web site's home page that is more accurate than the
default one that FP provides.


TIA,

Chuck
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[Thomas A. Rowe]

A hit counter is just that, a hit counter. A hit is every time the page is loaded or refreshed in a
browser.

You need to look for a 3rd Party stat service, where you would insert code on your page to track
sessions, visitors, etc. However, be warned that when use these services, they can slow down or even
stop your page from loading. Best to rely on server stats/log files.

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[Chuck Chopp]

A hit counter is just that, a hit counter. A hit is every time the page is loaded or refreshed in a
browser.

You need to look for a 3rd Party stat service, where you would insert code on your page to track
sessions, visitors, etc. However, be warned that when use these services, they can slow down or even
stop your page from loading. Best to rely on server stats/log files.

Right... I asked for the wrong thing. I realize that to do it within the
constraints given that a server-side script is needed, at a minimum, to
track the creation of HTTP sessions, and have a counter display the session
count and not the page hit count. I do realize that the server statistics
log files are the most accurate way of getting the desired information; I
was simply looking for a more accurate counter that could be displayed for
the site as a whole rather than just a page counter for the index.html page.
I may have to check with the web hosting provider being used to see if
they make the statistics available in real-time for use by the web site
itself in this manner.


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RTFM Consulting Services Inc. 864 801 2795 voice & voicemail
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Greer, SC 29651

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[Andrew Murray]

ASP is a Windows server-side scripting language....so you want something in
PHP or Perl.