Need scripts that lists how many times file downloaded

[jfiler20]

i want a script that counts and lists how many times a file has been downloaded
or how many times a link has been clicked
and i want it to post the number on the page for visitors to see

can anyone provide that?

[Beverleyh]

1 - Put the following code into a file called "counter.php";

<?php

$counter = 'path/to/counter.txt'; // text file to store download count - create manually and put a 0 (zero) in it to begin the count
$download = 'http://mywebsite.com/file/to/download.zip'; // the link to your download file

$number = file_get_contents($counter); // read count file
$number++; // increment count by 1
$fh = fopen($counter, 'w'); // open count file for writing
fwrite($fh, $number); // write new count to count file
fclose($fh); // close count file
header("Location: $download"); // get download
  
?>

2 - Create the text file defined in the $counter value/location above and just put a 0 (zero) in it. The sample code file is called "counter.txt".

3 - Create a download link to the "counter.php" file instead of the actual download file;

<a href="path/to/counter.php">DOWNLOAD</a>

4 - To display the download count on your web page;

<?php echo file_get_contents('path/to/counter.txt');?>

Hope that helps

[jfiler20]

thank you

is it possible to do this with multiple links on a single page?

kind of like this site:
http://www.sxc.hu/category/9001

see under each picture it mentions how many times it has been downloaded

[Beverleyh]

Yes, just setup a php and txt file per download.

counter1.php, counter2.php, counter3.php, etc
counter1.txt, counter2.txt, counter3.txt, etc

If you want to track lots of downloads though, you'd be better off using a download/click tracker with a database: http://www.hotscripts.com/category/s...lick-tracking/

[jfiler20]

yes what i need is one with a database! since i have hundreds of links and it would take too much time to make counter files for each link
i checked out ur link....the only problem is that the scripts given there are all for the webmaster to see...i didnt really understand how i can show the download times on my page instead of just seeing it on a control panel.
is that possible with those?

[Beverleyh]

Sorry, I have no idea as I've never needed to set one up for public display. You would need to look through a few scripts from the listing - maybe try/setup a few demos and read their documentation to find one that suits your needs - I would expect that some have that facility through referencing a database id, but each script is going to be different. You could also try contacting a few developers via their websites or if they have their own forums, approach them there.

[jfiler20]

yes i really liked this one that you provided in the external link :
http://www.scottconnell.com/php/click_tracker/
but unfortunately i couldnt figure how to show the number like he does at the end of that page
and he hasnt placed his contacts so i can ask him!!
bad luck i guess!

[ScottConnell]

yes i really liked this one that you provided in the external link :
http://www.scottconnell.com/php/click_tracker/
but unfortunately i couldnt figure how to show the number like he does at the end of that page
and he hasnt placed his contacts so i can ask him!!
bad luck i guess!

What did you need help with? Contact me here http://www.scottconnell.com/send/mail/

[jfiler20]

Scott,
I sent you an email asking about your script but didnt get reply

[Albin]

1 - Put the following code into a file called "counter.php";

<?php

$counter = 'path/to/counter.txt'; // text file to store download count - create manually and put a 0 (zero) in it to begin the count
$download = 'http://mywebsite.com/file/to/download.zip'; // the link to your download file

$number = file_get_contents($counter); // read count file
$number++; // increment count by 1
$fh = fopen($counter, 'w'); // open count file for writing
fwrite($fh, $number); // write new count to count file
fclose($fh); // close count file
header("Location: $download"); // get download
  
?>

2 - Create the text file defined in the $counter value/location above and just put a 0 (zero) in it. The sample code file is called "counter.txt".

3 - Create a download link to the "counter.php" file instead of the actual download file;

<a href="path/to/counter.php">DOWNLOAD</a>

4 - To display the download count on your web page;

<?php echo file_get_contents('path/to/counter.txt');?>

Hope that helps

Is it possible to write the something similar in bbcode?