6009Counters are popular. Here are two variationshttp://www.cgi101.com/scripts/#lk3txcounter.cgi - designed to be called via Server-Side Include
counter.cgi is a simple hidden counter. It is designed to be used in lieu of an image tag, so instead of doing , you would use . The script increments a counter in a file, then returns the gif image. The person visiting your page need never know you have an embedded counter going.CGI and Perl > Scripts and Programs > Counters > Image BasedOct 10, 2006
The script is written in PERL (CGI) and requires Server Side Includes (SSI) to run! The script keeps track of all visitors to your page graphically and allows you the ability to make your own number GIFS. This ZIP file comes with two sets of possible colors for your counter, blue and green, as displayed below. Also, you have the option to exclude yourself from affecting the counter. If you don't like the Blue and Green GIF's that come with the script, I will make new ones, for $$$
EZ Count allows you to have a FREE graphical counter on all your web pages or just on a particular few. It requires SSI (Server Side Include). A very fast and simple program, EZ Count only consists of one file and is 100% configurable. If you want a fast, simple, accurate counter then this is it! Just look at the features that most counters don't have
If you can run SSI scripts, you can use this very simple Graphics Counter. It is being used on this page. It appears at the bottom of the page, either left justified or centered. You can use the table function built in to the script to display a table around the count, or use plain text, by setting options in the script. The program will count a single page or your whole site. Log files are automatically generated by the script for each page, the first time the page is called
Counter allows you to represent the number of visitors to your page (or more accurately, the number of people to load the counter image) through a graphical depiction. If you have Server Side Includes and would rather have a more accurate and txt-based counter, check out TextCounter.
Quiet Count is a shareware package that allows you to discreetly compile usage statistics from your website by simply including an tag on every page whose usage you want to track. A $3.00 shareware fee gives you guilt-free access to two easily installed Perl scripts and supporting HTML webpages that give you the following features:
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