Does that server-side work with Apache? That would be the best solution but
I can't seem to get it to work. I'll keep reading the Apache docs.
Jim
>Not at all. You can also trigger the hit counter by a server-side
>action:
>
> <!--#exec cmd="counterscriptnamegoeshere.r"-->
>
>I believe that the savings from not having to manufacture an image on
>the fly more than covers the processing to handle the exec tag.
>
>In addition, the script result (being HTML source) can do more than
>just display the image. For example, each page can contain a standard
>footer with navigation elements, mod date, etc., with the counter
>selected by a page ID argument to the script. Then a single change to
>the script can implement a site-wide look-and-feel change with no
>opportunity for cut-and-paste errors.
>
> <!--#exec cmd="parameterizedcounterscript.r pageIDhere"-->
>
>Again, it's a trade-off; but I prefer to do the thinking and let the
>computer do the crank-turning.
-jn-
