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php-based click tracking - lots of overhead?


lordvader

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Hi all,

I'm exploring non-javascript click tracking options for my php site. I think the only thing I can do with php is the redirect style, correct? I would prefer my links to stay pristine though. I don't suppose anyone has a way to track clicks without adding anything to the hyperlink?

Anyways, I think I'm relegated to the redirect style, which makes me wonder how much cpu and hd i/o overhead there's going to be.

For instance, with a thousand daily visitors, who each click 5 links... will that kill my webhost?
What about a million daily visitors, who each click 5 links? (Hopefully one day!)

My webhost claims that my sites are on a dual xeon, but of course it's shared with other sites.


Thanks
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Hi all,

I'm exploring non-javascript click tracking options for my php site. I think the only thing I can do with php is the redirect style, correct? I would prefer my links to stay pristine though. I don't suppose anyone has a way to track clicks without adding anything to the hyperlink?

Anyways, I think I'm relegated to the redirect style, which makes me wonder how much cpu and hd i/o overhead there's going to be.

For instance, with a thousand daily visitors, who each click 5 links... will that kill my webhost?
What about a million daily visitors, who each click 5 links? (Hopefully one day!)

My webhost claims that my sites are on a dual xeon, but of course it's shared with other sites.
Thanks
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Are you looking to get a view of how they went through the site or just what pages are visited the most?

A simple solution would be to put a MYSQL insert or update in your header that inserts or adds to a MYSQL table to count the hits or count the tracking or whatever. It all depends on what you are trying to capture.
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