Link Counting

[Launchnet]

My question is: Can someone help me with a counter that can be used to count how many times a link is activated. I use Andale counters for page counting, but I need a link counter.

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Google Analytics (http://www.google.com/analytics/)

[Comtrad]

Here is a picture of it. (http://www.comtradcables.com/images/urchin.jpg)

[Launchnet]

I have many links out to various other websites, and I give each link credit to the company I link to. I don't steal credits or imply that they may be part of my site.

As an example, let's say that I have 10 pages with miscellaneous links on each page.

What I need is a counter that tells me how many hits I have on each individual link where I want to assign a link. The link count can even be next to the link if necessary.

Thanks for the picture you sent me. In looking at it, I doubt it will do what I am looking for.

Before I do all the work of researching this, I think you can probably give me the answer off the top of your head.

Thanks
Matt

[bathurst_guy]

I think PHP would be your answer. Relocated thread to PHP Forum.

[Sheldon]

give each link an id.

then refer each link to a counter page on your site. and add the id into a database, then at the end of the month just count the entries and reset the databse or something simalar. then redirect them to that site.

for instance
<a href="counter.php?id=http://www.domain.com">http://www.domain.com</a>

and on counter.php

<?php
$url = $_GET['id'];
$date = date(dMYh:m:s);
$q = "INSERT INTO counter (`date`) values ('$date') WHERE url = '".$url."' ";
$s = mysql_query($q);

header("Location : ".$url);
?>

[the tree]

Sheldons solution is great if you're already into databases, but if you want a simpler solution (but the same idea) then you can do it with just a text file.<?php
$url = $_GET['id'];
$date = date(dMYh:m:s);
// The 'a' in fopen(); means to open the file
// for writing only and to place the pointer
// at the end of the file.
$log = fopen('outlog.txt',a);
fwrite($log,"\n$url @ $date");
fclose($log);

header("Location:$url");
?>Although you may want to control whether you let your visitors read that file.