Tracking device for directory

Which one do you advise to go for?

[le_gber]

Hi,

I am planning on building a directory and I would need a tracking device to count the number of visits to the directory, and more importantly the number of click from the directory profile page to the actual website outside the dire to give 'members' some kind of stats monthly.

Which one do you guys recommend.

Thanks

Leo

[jeremy goodrich]

Hm, there are lots of tracking scripts out there.

What are you using now? Is there a way to update the configuration to do what you are thinking of?

If it's only logged in members that visit the directory, then it might be pretty easy to keep track.

Though, from your brief description, it sounds like you might need to code a custom solution.

[le_gber]

Hi, I'm using a log analiser for the moment, what I wanted is just to count when people clik on the 'view site' link which take them from the directory to the customer's website. Some kind of referers count but instead of say where they are coming from it's where they are going to.

Any idea how it's done?

Leo

[pawel]

not knowing what script engine (PHP, ASP) you use I can't tell you much, but I'm rather sure writing any script updating the follow-link click number in a database would prove easier the log analysis
regs
Pawel

[le_gber]

Hi pawel, I'm not sure yet, either ASP or Perl (cgi)

what do you reckon?

Leo

[pawel]

what I've always thought is that CGIs are generally not too effective, esp. if you expect heavy traffic on your site (separate server process is created each time a script is executed), and the server side code seems to be pretty easy to program, so I'd use ASP if I were you. Also, keep in mind you will probably need some script engine anyway to dynamically generate your pages.
Pawel

[le_gber]

thanks will have a look for them script

leo