[ MSA ] [ Overview ] [ Readme ] [ Download ] [ Demo ] [ FAQ ] [ In Action ] Overview 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. The Counter program at MSA requires a C program called fly, which is located at: http://www.unimelb.edu.au/fly/fly.html in order to put multiple gif images together into one on the fly. There are several downloading options available below and more information on this script can be found in the Readme file. Readme The Readme files at Matt's Script Archive contain detailed installation, configuration and usage instructions, which take you step by step from placing the scripts on your system to using them in your web pages. You should read these through and keep them by you when setting up or installing any MSA script. It is probably not a bad idea to print them out. Each compressed script package contains a plain text version of the Readme file, however the links below will take you to their HTML counterparts. Matt's Script Archive Readme files Counter Readme file Downloading Counter can be downloaded in several different formats, or you can even have it mailed to you as a uuencoded file. Click on one of the links below to the appropriately compressed file and download options will appear. counter.tar.gz (10.6K) counter.zip (11.7K) counter.tar.Z (15.7K) counter.tar (41K) You can also view each file individually: counter.pl This is the perl script that actually counts and then sends the count to your web users in-lined in your page.. README Includes installation instructions and a detailed description of how to set it up to work on your server. html_log.pl A program to convert your access_log into nice web page of stats. count.txt The count file which keeps track of the next number. access_log An access log file which can be used to track visitors to your site. error_log An error log file to which most errors will be written. Working Demo Several scripts at Matt's Script Archive lend themselves well to local working demonstrations. The Graphical Counter is one of these and the working demo of counter.pl is displayed below. More examples of these scripts in action can be found in the 'Scripts Around the World' section of MSA. Matt's Script Archive Working Demos Counter Working Demo Frequently Asked Questions The Frequently Asked Questions Archive at MSA is the easiest and fastest way to get help. It contains a list of the most commonly asked questions as well as their answers. Check these out before you seek other means of help, as your question may be answered here already. Frequently Asked Questions Archive Counter Frequently Asked Questions How do I make the counter appear in my HTML document? Counter in Action If you wish to see examples of Matt's Script Archive's CGI scripts used around the internet, you only need to check the Scripts Around the World section. See what the scripts look like in action on real web pages, but be considerate as these are actual implementations. Scripts Around the World! Counter Around the World! [ Matt's Script Archive, Inc. ] [ Advertising ] [ The CGI Resource Index ] Matt Wright - mattw@scriptarchive.com © 1995 - 1997 Matt's Script Archive, Inc.