Website Access Counter Version: 1.1 Released: 13th February 2000

So many pages have access counters and I thought that I would create one for my own webpage... It's very simple but can be easily configured to use your own images for the numbers and to select the minimum number of digits to display. To see the counter in action, take a look at my title page where there is a counter right down at the bottom of the page. If you like it then you can download and use the script for free! Just read on...

Your System

I've assumed that you are using a UNIX webserver with Perl already installed in /usr/local/bin. Also, your webserver must be capable of handling server side included scripts (SSI) and I can't guarentee that the actual syntax that I use for including the script will work on anything other than the Apache webserver as that is the one which I use.

This script works fine on my system and some others that I've used it on, but as always Your Mileage May Vary...

Download

	counter-1_1.tar.gz
	counter-1_1.zip

Installation and Use

• Unpack Files
  After downloading the archive of files unpack them and copy them into the directory containing the webpage on which you wish the counter to appear.

• Check Permissions
  It is important to ensure that the permissions of the various files are set correctly to allow them to be used. In the directory containing the files you unpacked execute the following commands:

  chmod 755 counter.cgi
  chmod 644 *.gif
  chmod 666 counter.txt

• Edit Webpage
  The final step is to edit the webpage on which you wish to include the counter. All you need to do is edit the HTML file and add the following line at the point where you wish the counter to appear:

  <!--#include virtual="counter.cgi" -->

Customisation

• Images
  It is fairly simple to change the images for the digits if you wish to use a set of your own or a set downloaded from the net. First create or download your images... you should have a separate image for each digit 0-9 and make sure that each image has the same dimensions. Save the images as dg0.gif to dg9.gif in the same directory as the script. Then edit the counter.cgi script. Near the start of the file there are two lines similar to the following:

  $imagewidth = 14;
  $imageheight = 20;

  Simply change the values of these variables to the dimensions of your images and that's all you should have to do.

• Change Minimum Number of Digits Displayed
  By default the counter will show five digits, using leading zeros if necessary to make up the digits. If the count becomes larger than will fit in those five digits then the counter will display as many digits as are required. If you prefer then you can set a different minimum number of digits to display. All you need to do is to change the value of the 'width' variable near the start of the script.

  Just change the value of the variable to whatever number of digits you want to use.

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