Re: Access counter

If I do the below, like you stated, that means the counter will update everytime a visitor refreshes the content. Would it be possible for the counter script not to increase the value by 1 when a visitor merely refreshes. Is it possible to let the script increase the value by only by one, only if the the visitor for a new content (by clearing the cache, e.g.). Thanks you replying.. "leo g. divinagracia iii" wrote: > in pseudo-code: > > make a text file - associate it a URL > > when a user comes along, have a PHP script on top of the web page to > > 1. open the text file > 2. counter = counter +1 > 3. write update > 3.5 print number of hits somewhere on webpage > 4. close file... > > Shahmat Dahlan wrote: > > > > I'd like to do a counter with PHP, how do you do this? I thought maybe I > > could either use cookie or session or session? Which should I use ? > > > > regards and thanks is adnved > > > > -- > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > -- > Leo G. Divinagracia III > ldivinag@csuhayward.edu > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net