A Script for statistics?

[psilos]

Hello,

i would like to ask which free script (or something) is good for statistics on a site? Any ideas?

Thanx

[djr33]

Your host should provide something for this.
You can't just get a "Script" for this... it's a very complex thing.
For one, even if you added it to ALL of your pages and integration worked, then how would you monitor downloads of files/images/etc.?

You could try using php to store in a database or textfile the stats as things are loaded, or CGI or another server side language, but this would be fairly complex.

A script to do a counter on a certain page is quite easy (though it would require server side coding so it can save data to the server that you can later access, as opposed to a user's cookie on their home computer, etc., so php, etc. would be the answer.) However, that only work for one page. More than that and it starts getting very complex.

Again, just see if your host has something available.

[Twey]

awstats produces very pretty stats.

[djr33]

If you can install a "script" at a low enough level on the server, then it could work. Sorry for not saying that earlier. I wasnt thinking about that... just scripts on a page, etc.

[blm126]

I am little obsessive with the number or different stats programs I have on my site(link in my signature). Mostly, the one your host provides should be enough(any decent web host should provide at least a basic one), but Google Analytics (http://www.google.com/analytics/) is very nice if they don't provide one(and sometimes even if they do)

[psilos]

Thanx for your answers guys...
I had in mind something like google Analytics...

P.S: In how low level should i install awstats?

Thanx.