How To Create A Web Counter
Web/hit counters lets a site administrator/owner track the number of visit or hits
that a web site receives (tracking is done on individual web page basis). A counter records this information every time a page containing the counter is accessed via a web browse, in this article I'll show you how to how to create a web counter.
To create a counter, you need to do the following things:
* Make sure that your website editor is capable of handling PHP script. If you are unsure, inquire from your web hosting company.
* Open "File Directory" by signing in to the Control Panel of your web hosting account.
* Find the "index.html" file located in your file directory. Rename the file "index.php." Save the file with the new name.
* Create a new file and call it "Counter.txt" inside your file directory, save the file without entering anything in it.
* Locate and open "index.php." Enter the appropriate PHP code for your counter. You require some working knowledge of HTML coding to insert the PHP code. Save "index.php" once you have entered the PHP code.
If you're interested in creating web counters and your website does not support PHP then you can search online for sites capable of doing that. Such sites will let you create a number of counters quickly and easily by asking a couple simple questions.
Once you've answered the questions, HTML code will be generated for you for the counter and all you'll have to do is just paste the HTML code onto the web page that you want the counter to appear and you're done.
That is about it. If you do not understand these directions or have no idea what HTML is or how to use it, then I'd advice you to search for such sites that generate free HTML counter codes. Below is a typical process involved in counter creation
Counter Creation Form
Counter Name
To create your own counter, come up with a name for the counter. When doing this you have to choose a unique name otherwise the counter will return an error. You can even use your email address as the counter name.
ATTENTION!
The web-counter will rewrite your counter, replacing some weird non-alphanumeric characters with the underscore character. Make sure you note the exact counter that was created as well as the HTML code that was returned after successful creation of your counter. In addition, understand that the case (whether upper or lower) of the characters in the counter name is significant.
Start Count
Start Count is the number to which you want to initialize your counter. For example, if you have had approximately 100 accesses to your page before creating the counter, then enter 100.
Your Email Address
Here you provide your email address for support purposes. This is usually not shared.
URL of page
Provide the URL of the page you are counting. If you are using your counter to keep track of the usage of a number of pages, then just enter the main page here.
Your Country - Enter your country name.
Your Time zone - Enter your time zone
Once you've provided the above information feel free to click submit to start the web counter creation. Most web counter creation sites will give you a response within a minute of submitting your particulars.
by: Sammy Kirkland
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