Count 2.5 Hit Counter
Count 2.5 is a
CGI program to keep record of the raw hits of a Web page. It generates a
GIF image of the number of hits and returns to the browser as an in-line image. The program also has a run-time option not
to show the digit images, this way the hits can be kept without displaying it. The hits can be be monitored without
incrementing from a separate page as well. Almost all of the features are run-time options.
Installation
Count 2.5 is part of the Ports Collection.
Configuration
Configure the Count CGI by editing the ~/usr/local/etc/Counter/conf/count.cfg file. Add your Virtual Private Server
IP address and domain name to the list of authorized IP addresses and domain names at the bottom of the file. Also, add any
and all other domain names such as Virtual Subhosts hosted on your Virtual
Private Server that will be using the Count CGI to the authorized list. Feel free to remove the other bogus IP addresses and
domain names.
The pertinent part of the count.cfg file is shown below.
;
; All possible names and IP addresses by which your host can be referred.
; These hosts can access the counter remotely or locally. Host running
; the http server must exist here. Wild card can be used. one item per line.
;
[authorized]
abcd.foo.com
abcd
131.249.1.100
www.foo.com
www
YOUR.IP.ADD.RESS
YOUR-DOMAIN.NAME
Usage
The Count 2.5 CGI has already been compiled for your use. All that you need to do is create a test page with the
appropriate HTML source and try it out. Examples of HTML source that can be used are given below:
<img src="/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?dd=B|frgb=69;139;116&df=home.dat">
<img src="/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?frgb=69;139;116&display=clock">
This will create the following counters:
Documentation
Local documentation will be installed on your Virtual Private Server when you install the Count CGI. This documenation
can be accessed in the following directory:
~/usr/local/apache/htdocs/wwwcount2.5
Or through your web browser at:
http://YOUR-DOMAIN.NAME/wwwcount2.5/
More Information
This documentation is also available at the Count CGI Web site:
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