I have no database, this has to be done in PHP - Vic
-----Original Message----- From: Rasmus Lerdorf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 3:05 PM To: vic Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP] count link clicks > Really? That sounds more complicated than I think I need it to be, can't > I use something like: > > '<a href="'.$PHP_SELF.'?add_form='.$value.'">' > > and somehow (this is what I need to know) get $value to increase in > value as the user clicks on the link again and again... Nope, you would be fighting race conditions forever with an approach like that. You need an atomic way to increment a counter. The best way to do that is to use the builtin atomicity of a database engine. -Rasmus ______________________________________________________________________ Post your ad for free now! http://personals.yahoo.ca -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
