In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Patrick
Bierans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>>> On server create a mysql table where you generate unique IDs for each 
>>> visitor and assign information to that ID in another table.
>
>> Why two tables?  I was planning to use just one.
>
>Normally you have one table with an ID and some info which normally never 
>changes per visit like IP, browser agend, login information and such.

Ah, I see what you mean - that was what I had planned as well - as much
data as I can glean about the visitor in 'visitors', and all the visits
in 'visits'

>> Again, I have never used cookies before, so I need to ask, why "write 
>> nothing else"?
>
>Users can not look into server data if you do allow them - but users can 
>look into cookies. They get easily scared if they can read something - even 
>if there is no important information stored... So just put an ID in there. 
>;)

Big Brother is not really watching you, honest... (:->

Thanks for that

-- 
Pete Clark

http://www.hotcosta.com
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