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[jackdack]

is there a tool which i can use to show how many people are currently browsing the site? I want a publiclly visible counter to show how many current visitors are present (over last 5 mins or whatever),thanks

[oxbaker]

most ISP's and hosting companies have free utilities to track performance, WebTrends Log analyzer is one example of this.

[jackdack]

thanks, i've got stats, need current real time display of # people on site

[mattglet]

That's actually more suited to your programming language (ASP, PHP, etc.)

Because ASP is my forte, I will use that as an example but I'm sure PHP has something similar.

In ASP, you store increment a value in your Application object every time a user invokes a new Session object. In the Session_OnEnd, you decrement the Application object value you have set up. This will keep your stats as good as you need them.

[jackdack]

thanks, appreciate response, i'll ask the php crowd