version 3.8

supplied image sets or use your own

DECEMBER 2000
Retaining the same version number, the error logging has been improved. Only one file needs replacing not affecting any existing v3.8 logs or counters.... enclosed text file explains.

Created for simple low hit rate AND busy sites not yet requiring the expense of "WebTrends" S/W for server log analysis, LogCount does NOT use repeat / reload blocking gimmicks which are unsuitable/inaccurate for analysis and/or on busy sites... if you want that then do NOT try LogCount as the program is for both SSI image/non-image and NON-SSI image hit logging and log analysis - we suggest you have a look at "CountitNow" for that alternative ...we are not associated.

LogCount has undergone many improvements/additions since first public availability late 1998, is popular, and development support will continue. v3.8 New options plus major LogLook log viewer upgrade.

LogCount cgi is a versatile free-to-use Unix web site counter script written for Perl 5. The counter script is not large, allows you to use your own images, and includes several handy features enabling it to control all hit logging needs of most web sites - all in one package.

LogCount usage and options:

Normal Img-Src counting
• Leading Zero control
• Hidden counting
• Visible Image counting / Non-counting
• Time Display Image counting / Non-counting
• Hyperlink Click counting
• Page Count Display - site log updated
SSI counting
• SSI Hidden Counter
• SSI Text Display counting
• SSI Img Image Display counting new v 3.5e
• SSI With or Without leading zeros new v 3.5e
Extras / Options
• Auto Hyperlink-with-Click-Total SSI text display - utility program
• View/Track hits via included viewer and admin program
• Admin generates all tags for easy copy & paste
• Saves 'Bad Referrer' log
     plus
• visually track visitors page accesses
• view most popular pages
• view browser type comparisons
• view total unique IP#s and pages-viewed averages
• view above for any date retained in the current log
• view IP# page totals for any date in the current log

The link counting option is not only for page links, but very useful for counting file downloads etc too (file down loads on this site are counted by LogCount).

All programs available here at dtp-aus.com receive regular reviews and upgrades. They are not just created and forgotten as happens with some programs.

Also supplied is a separate basic log viewer, LogLook, which easily displays the count totals of any counted hyperlinks, plus.... a unique colour coded track of each visitors page hits, IP#s, page names, hit time, unique IP# totals, and visitors server names. An advanced viewer is under development - see above.

professional installations
for those willing to support my free-to-use programs.

As of v3.5, extra administrative functions were added to the free simple log viewer enabling the..

• adding, editing, deleting, tag generation, of the counted hyperlinks option available with Logcount,
• pruning of the log file when it grows too large,
• the copy & paste generation of all tags for hidden, counting and non counting count or clock options - and SSI tags,
• plus GMTime zone adjustment
.... all editing is double password protected.

When installing, date reporting can be set up for US, British, or International date formats - ie 10/23/1999, 23/10/1999, 1999/10/23.
note: The next version will allow 12/24 hour time when using the "Time Display" counting/non counting option.

Counting and Logging
LogCount can be called from an Image Source tag, a Hyperlink tag, or a Server Side Include tag ( three counters in one ). The latter allows you to 'include' the output as normal Text or .gif Images on a web page if your server allows SSI calls - ie: "dtp-aus site count 9,219,163 " (comma delimited available in v3.85) A separate file records the number of times visitors use counted hyperlinks on your site, and totals are displayed via the supplied LogLook or included SSI utilities. All critical file writing is protected by 'file locking'.

Link-Click Count Display - non counting
Also included with v3.5"b" are two new simple SSI scripts replacing the previous one that allows you to place the count total of any LogCount "named" hyperlink in SSI enabled HTML pages. These small scripts are simply copied and renamed with the same name for each counted link total you want to display. The results could be something like - ie
     "2675 Total clicks"
or the automatic inclusion of the hyper link as "name" and current total - ie
     "Download Barts-Zip (873)". LogLook generates the tags for you.

Unique IP#s
( often wrongly referred to as "unique visitors" in other programs; note: AOL is no longer the only big ISP supplying dynamic IP#s! )
... are now listed by LogLook v3.5d. The gimmick of trying to catch page reloads is not used by LogCount, which via a simple log viewer allows visual tracking of every visitor throughout your site similar to real server logs. As ISPs now have many thousands (some - millions) of clients, once a site becomes busy there is no way of efficiently defining different visitors from the same ISP - one recently available basic program even rejects many hundreds of innocent IP#s!. LogLook simply displays the log "total" and displayed "daily totals" of unique IP#s for you. The viewer then allows you to discern trends or visitor preferences.

Upgrades
Upgrading from the previous version 3.3 is just a matter of replacing both programs and adding several new variables to the config file - note config files renamed... use as is or as previous. v3.5e adds another 3 variables to 3.5d.

• All Ron Woolley's admin supported programs have ALWAYS required double (two) passwords for access and editing (if you do not appreciate why, find it bothersome, and don't care that you may often allow other sites to discover your single passwords to admin applications editing... we even discover same occassionally via our own version of LogCount... then please do not complain!)

Know of a good analyst to help this moron?
Much the same goes for Gordon Smith, Willimantic, CT USA

There are a few small 'require' files attached using a sub directory common to all my other scripts. Installation should be straight forward only requiring the included basic log viewing script plus another logs and images directory. Other image sets readily obtained via the Internet can be used, but the default image sets displayed above, the Readme.htm file, 'require' files, LogLook viewer cgi script, and LogCount cgi can be down loaded in one .zip file.

NOTE: These scripts are created as working programs for webmasters, and not the common "play with and copy" free scripts found on some sites. If you are affronted by this, then please use someone else's programs.