What is a free and easy way to capture hits to a page on my site. I do not want a counter to show up on the page. I do have a db as part of the website.
Thanks
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A:
Use Google Analytics! Link here
Totally free, better than anything you could hack together (probably)
Alex Mcp
2009-08-18 19:45:17
i just made an account. do you know if i can see the hits right away, or does the application lag by a day?
bmw0128
2009-08-18 20:18:45
It will tend to lag a day or so to start; it's unclear exactly when new hits become visible.
Alex Mcp
2009-08-20 00:58:42
A:
Some more details about what exactly you want to accomplish, as well as additional details about your server setup would be really helpful. There is a myriad of options available ranging from third party tools such as Google Analytics, Statcounter, etc. to simple counter script implementations in any of the popular scripting languages.
code_burgar
2009-08-18 19:47:54
A:
As an alternative to Google Analytics (if you want something simple) is to code a PHP script (or similar) to increment a field in the database whenever the site is visited.
Tom Woolfrey
2009-08-18 19:53:33
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A Real-time alternative to Google Analytics is Woopra, which if you are lucky will let you into the beta testing.
Features:
BigBlondeViking
2009-08-18 19:56:23