Re: OT but need guidance in timing page views

From:	raditha dissanayake	Date:	Mon, 19 Jul 2004 16:41:41 +0000
Subject:	Re: OT but need guidance in timing page views
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Robb Kerr wrote:

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 08:58:22 -0500, Jay Blanchard wrote:
[snip] I know that this is somewhat off topic, but I just need a starting place to do the research and thought someone here might be able to help. I am developing an application in which I need to time how long a visitor remains within a module and how long they view each page. Is this something that you cannot do with Awstats? you can produce all kinds of different stats including the time spent etc but it's not very accurate but i think oyu are not to concerned about the deviations.

The stats would be nearly bogus because of the habits of users. Yeah I leave the computer running with mozilla showing 3-3 different tabs.

Let us
You are completely correct and I've already considered this issue and discussed it with my client. But, they aren't bothered by the issue. The app is an online education system that provides accredidation and all I really have to verify is that the visitor (student) remained within the module for a minimum amount of time. I know that the student can get around this issue by simply leaving the browser open with one of my pages loaded, but they'll still have to pass an exam at the end of the course. So, if they just leave the page open and don't read the contents, they probably won't be able to pass the test. At least I can report to the accredidation agency that the student had the course open for the required amount of time. A log analyser can still do it for you. though my favourite analyser is analog this is best handled with awstats (IMHO) using the refreshing frame that has already been suggested.

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