CGI counters

catfished · June 25th, 2003, 12:43 AM

I'm having a little problem with the counter script. I can install counters just fine by using the basic script and inserting my domain name and the page name, for instance:
<IMG SRC="/cgi-sys/Count.cgi?df=clearlakefishing.com-index.html&DD=E&RELOAD=N" VSPACE="0" HSPACE="0" BORDER="0">

My problem is that I would like to reset my counters to 0 whenever I wish and can't figure out how to do so. I'm aware of the reset box:

Edit/Reset a Counter
Counter Name (no .dat): catfish
New Count: 0
Commit Changes

but it doesn't seem to accept any name except my username. I want to be able to have several pages with counters on them and be able to reset them.

Could it be that because I'm not on a static IP, it will only work with my username and therefore the only way I can have more than one page with counters is by manually changing the HTML?

websterworlds.com · June 25th, 2003, 8:37 AM

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Quote:

<?
$counterfile = "counter.dat";

$opencount = fopen($counterfile,"r");
$currentcount = fread($opencount, filesize($counterfile));
fclose($opencount);

$newcount = $currentcount;
++$newcount;

$opennewcount = fopen($counterfile,"w");
fwrite($opennewcount, $newcount);
fclose ($opennewcount);
?>

<html>
<head>
<title>yoursitetitle</title>
</head>

<table width="60" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
  <tr>
    <td align=center><font color="#000000"><strong><? echo $newcount ?></strong></font></td>
  </tr>
</table>

</body>
</html>

The above is a very simple counter I wrote, its in php...

basicly all you need to do is to edit your index file by adding to it what I wrote above and renaming it to index.php instead of index.html or what ever.
step 2:
and you need to make a file called "counter.dat".
all you have to write in that file is 0.
step 3:
now upload both files to your site...

some info:
the "counter.dat" file is the number of visits you got, when ever you want to reset it to 0, just delete the number thats there and type 0.

let me know if you like it

P.S.
if you want a diffrent counter for each page, just add the code I gave you to the page you want the counter to be on and change

Quote:

$counterfile = "counter.dat";

to

Quote:

$counterfile = "yourpathtoadifferentcounter.datfile/counter.dat";

**MsCatEyes** · June 28th, 2003, 9:27 AM

Hey, I plan on trying it and I'm sure it'll work! Thanks for sharing...

+grins+

websterworlds.com · June 28th, 2003, 9:30 AM

thanks cat! let me know if its good...

catfished · June 28th, 2003, 2:01 PM

I'm sorry but I didn't try it out yet. I'm still trying to figure out how to reset the ones I'm using. I've used that script (the one that C Panel provides) for years and it's easy to use except the way C Panel has it set up I can't reset the counters.

Thank you very much for sharing your script websterworlds.com. I will try it eventually and give you my opinion.

June 25th, 2003, 12:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
catfished Registered User Comfy Contributor Joined in Jun 2003 Lives in Nice California 263 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	I'm having a little problem with the counter script. I can install counters just fine by using the basic script and inserting my domain name and the page name, for instance: <IMG SRC="/cgi-sys/Count.cgi?df=clearlakefishing.com-index.html&DD=E&RELOAD=N" VSPACE="0" HSPACE="0" BORDER="0"> My problem is that I would like to reset my counters to 0 whenever I wish and can't figure out how to do so. I'm aware of the reset box: Edit/Reset a Counter Counter Name (no .dat): catfish New Count: 0 Commit Changes but it doesn't seem to accept any name except my username. I want to be able to have several pages with counters on them and be able to reset them. Could it be that because I'm not on a static IP, it will only work with my username and therefore the only way I can have more than one page with counters is by manually changing the HTML? __________________ Catfish Ed http://www.catfished.com Reseller server: dime13

June 28th, 2003, 9:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
MsCatEyes Surpass Fan Comfy Contributor Joined in May 2003 Lives in Mountains of Colorado Hosted on Sky & D9 102 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Hey, I plan on trying it and I'm sure it'll work! Thanks for sharing... +grins+ __________________ Cat ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Probably just chasing my tail again..."

June 28th, 2003, 2:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
catfished Registered User Comfy Contributor Joined in Jun 2003 Lives in Nice California 263 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	I'm sorry but I didn't try it out yet. I'm still trying to figure out how to reset the ones I'm using. I've used that script (the one that C Panel provides) for years and it's easy to use except the way C Panel has it set up I can't reset the counters. Thank you very much for sharing your script websterworlds.com. I will try it eventually and give you my opinion. __________________ Catfish Ed http://www.catfished.com Reseller server: dime13

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June 28th, 2003, 9:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
websterworlds.com Registered User Comfy Contributor Joined in May 2003 Lives in ISREAL 258 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	thanks cat! let me know if its good...

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