Need scripts that lists how many times file downloaded

[Beverleyh]

Are you sure you mean bbcode? Bbcode is a special markup used to format text in forum posts.

More info here http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBCode

Please provide more information about how/where you'd be using a flat file counter script and maybe we can assist.

[BorderTerroir]

Hi Bev, would you clarify something for me?

I've got this script working fine as you can see here;
http://www.castlefordheritagetrust.org.uk/zSandPit.php

However what is the purpose of this line;
$download = 'http://mywebsite.com/file/to/download.zip'; // the link to your download file

I've taken it out and it still works, the php is

<?php

$counter = 'php/counter.txt'; // text file to store download count - create manually and put a 0 (zero) in it to begin the count
$number = file_get_contents($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

?>

Cheers

John

[Beverleyh]

$download is the variable which stores the downloadable file (ie the zip file in my example), so that at the end of the script, after all the count logging is done, the file is downloaded. The header() functions in the last line summons the download.

In my earlier example I have pointed a download link to a php file that contains this code instead of directly to the downloadable file. An alternative use as you have discovered, is that you can instead paste the code directly into a web page and use it as a hit counter (with the $download line and header line both removed as they would be redundant)

[BorderTerroir]

Excellent, thanks for that.

All I need now is the Trust newsletter

[wavapps]

Just wondering if this page was still alive? I have a similar need for the code please check:
http://wavapps.net/bin/bin.htm ... I have had some luck with the second one but with a different code. What would work for me in these pages without changing them to .php instead of htm? I would like for the number of downloads to display above the picture where it says Downloads. http://wavapps.net/wismec.htm

Thanks in advance...

[sajid26425]

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1...-a-php-counter

[wavapps]

I do not understand with it all broke up like that. I need to see altogether. but I am studying it. Thank you though;-)

[Beverleyh]

For reference, here is the updated complete PHP code plus download pack. http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/e...)-AJAX-amp-PHP

However, this will not work for a .htm/.html page unless your server is setup to parse PHP in HTML pages.

You couldn't really provide a counter on the client-side in JavaScript alone because the counts could only be saved on each viewing computer (using cookies or localStorage) - they'd be different for each computer looking at the page. You would need a server-side language such as PHP in order to stores counts on the server and make them accessible by anyone viewing the web page.

[wavapps]

I think that is a little closer to what i am looking to do. It seems that you are showing me a way to do all the counting of lets say the 146 logos with the use of only 3 files. A lot to digest and I think I am starting to get it...


Thanks a great deal

[Kusu]

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

Here,

Thank You, Beverleyh.

Step 1,2,3 worked for me but Step no.4 didn't gave me result.
Because i was having my page where result was to shown was html page not php page.
So I want the code of Step 4 in html format!

Can this be done? If possible how?

Waiting for reply, Thank You again...