Re: Access counter

in a simple way, yes. if you really want unique users, you can setup a table and insert the IP addresses in their and query it everytime. the PHP variable that keeps track of the user'a IP address can also be checked by storing it in a variable and re-checked each time the page is loaded. Shahmat Dahlan wrote: > > 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 ? > > > -- Leo G. Divinagracia III ldivinag@csuhayward.edu