Help With This..

[ikon]

I want to track and display the amount of downloads my mp3 format songs get on my website..heres an exact example of what i want to do.. http://www.sagefrancis.net/index.php...electcat&cat=1
any help?

[ikon]

still need answers..

[ikon]

up up

[Twey]

Use a server-side language to create a page that logs the download, then redirects the user to the file, then link to that.
I can't be more specific than this without knowing which server-side language(s) you have installed on your server.

[ikon]

i dont know what a server side language is, let alone which one i have installed on my server...my server is bravenet and i have the pro hosting package...would you be able to find out what server side language they provide by going to my website and looking at the source code > http://www.ikonmusic.net ....or by going to bravenet's website to find out > http://www.bravenet.com ? help is very appreciated

[ikon]

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[mwinter]

i dont know what a server side language is

Twey is referring to a programming or scripting language which is used to execute code on the server. PHP and JSP are common server-side languages. You can use them to perform various tasks, including creating pages dynamically, and manipulating databases. You would need to do both of these things in order to track and display download counts.

If you're just interested personally, then you could use a log file analysis tool to look at your server logs.

my server is bravenet and i have the pro hosting package...would you be able to find out what server side language they provide by going to my website and looking at the source code

Not necessarily. Bravenet do use some form of server-side language (probably PHP), but the response headers don't show this explicitly (PHP has an option to cloak itself to some degree).

According to the Web Hosting section, the Premium service supplies both PHP and MySQL database support, but the Basic service does not.

Mike

[Twey]

and manipulating databases. You would need to do both of these things in order to track and display download counts.

A database wouldn't necessarily be required... I've done folder-based pseudo-databases on occasion, using a directory tree to emulate a database.

It is easier to use a database, though.