Visitor counter

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A Counter - even Counter (English for. Meter ) Hit Counter or Webcounter - registered number of times a Web page is called. This mostly happens via tracking pixels . Usually a 1 × 1-pixel large transparent graphic is integrated on the website, which is linked to a server-side script on the counter provider side. It recognizes every access and counts it in a database. It would be possible, for example, as the provider of a counting service, to provide each user with their own counter code, which represents such an "image" and to which a user name or user ID is then transferred via the URL and the "count" can be assigned to a specific user.

Detailed statistics are mostly achieved through a JavaScript file integrated into the pages to be counted . It also made it possible to read out the screen resolution used by the user, installed plug-ins or the browser used . This information is attached to the URL for the image just mentioned and an image is integrated into the page via JavaScript; the underlying server script can then also save the information available through the browser.

The offer can then be completed using geographic databases. Such databases establish a connection between IP address and position on earth, an IP address identifies a surfer in the network (generally actually only a network card registered in the network, a detailed description is beyond the scope of this) and so the owner of the The counter monitored website can see from which regions of the world its visitors come. However, it is not possible to determine the exact position via the IP address. For example, T-Online has an IP address pool and randomly assigns addresses to certain users in the “Cologne / Bonn” area, so that a more precise determination than “Cologne / Bonn” is not possible in this case.

Another possibility to implement a visitor counter is to include a script on the website that is executed on the server. In this case, the greatest possible flexibility in terms of appearance and configurability can be achieved, since no external service is used.

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