Re: Remote Cookie ID and Web Statistics

Miles, The reason for the javascript is that the hosting ISP does not support PHP. Each time a new session is started, the javascript would have to: - check for cookie - if it doesn't exist -poll database for next new custome ID# -set new cookie id -update database with page info -download java applet (does something else) I guess I wasn't sure if a non PHP supported domain could access the PHP database from a remot server or not and how one would do that. I am setting things up in PHP but fairly new at it. Rick ======================== "Miles Thompson" <milesthompson@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:5.0.2.1.0.20020106234029.01e79da0@pop1.ns.sympatico.ca... > > Why would you want to use Javascript? Just have some code at the top of > each page which > -checks for the cookie > -if it doesn't exist > -identify customer, login page or however you choose > -set cookie > -update database > -if it does exist > -update the database with some information pertinent to that page > > Or are these straight HTML pages, thus the need for Javascript to do > something? I don't konw a lot of Javascript, but you could have it pop open > a PHP page in a child browser window, back in the Z-order so that it would > be behind your "main" page (only for Internet Explorer), and use it to do > the above steps. > > For every page transition you would have to pass the appropriate parameters > to the child window and force it to refresh. You will have some trouble > with people who have Javascript and cookies turned off. > > As I said, I don't know Javascript, so this is just off the top of my head. > A straight PHP solution would be preferable and I assume it's not possible > either because the ISP doesn't host it or for some political reason. > > > Miles Thompson > > > At 10:28 PM 1/6/2002 -0500, Richard Spangenberg wrote: > >Hello, - for something a little different... > > > >Does anyone have experience using Javascript on remote server html delivered > >pages to capture data in a PHP MySQL database resident at my domain. > > > >I would like to build a customer profile database for a customer using a > >permanent cookie on a visitor's browser client to ID them and track their > >visits by page over time. This is similar to a live or remote web > >statistics process for a session but posting to a mysql database by some > >mapped category by page in addition to the web stats. I'd like to track > >both the session and by posting to a visitor database, long term trends as > >well. > > > >Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > > >Thanks, Rick > >rls@InfoTech-eDirect.com > > > > > > > > > >-- > >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >