Count.cgi
Count.cgi is now the preferred counter program for Corpex customers. This program allows you to have page hit counters and date/time information on your Web page easily.
If you are still using an older counter, such as nph-count, please consider upgrading to our new service, you will find it more efficient, more reliable and more flexible!
The Basics
Count.cgi has the following features:
· No need to have server side includes
· Image strip are used rather than individual digits, increasing performance
· Monitoring state, so checking on your hits will not increase their values
· The counter can be rotated through increments of 90 degrees
· Frames can be used to outline your image
· More reliable
· Anti-spam features - no longer can someone hit reloads often to increase hits artificially
Digit Styles
Different image files can be used, allowing almost all web sites to have a counter image in a style that will fit in with the overall design.
There are literally hundreds of image styles available. We offer a large selection for you to choose from, but please let us know if you find others that you think others would find suitable.
Your First Counter
The most basic form of the counter looks something like this:
<img src="/cgi/Count.cgi?df=USERNAME.PAGENAME.dat">
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This simply calls the counter program and specifies the data file to store the results in; here is an example, using the default arguments:
PLEASE NOTE: Your website is located on a shared server and the ONLY person who can ensure that a datafile is unique is YOU. Please make sure your username is included in the data file specification, this will guarantee that you are the only person with a file of that name.
We will be periodically checking data file names to ensure they are unique.
More Counter Options
The following options can be added to the counter in any order to change how it works for you. Try experimenting with these for different effects.
| display=X |
Specify what the counter will display |
The value can be counter, clock or date |
| timezone=X |
Specify the time zone you are in |
The value should be GMT + or - a value, so in New York, you would want time zone=GMT-0500 |
| tformat=X |
Specifies the time format to use |
The value can be 12 or 24, 12 being default |
| dformat=X |
This specifies the date format |
The date format can use any combination of 2 digits for date, month and year. Note that the default is American, i.e. MMDDYY |
| istrip=X |
Specifies whether to look for image strips of individual digits |
The value can be T or F (true or false). Please use the default of true |
| ft=X |
Specifies the size of frame around the counter image |
The value is a non-negative value, those over 4 or 5 achieving reasonable 3D effects |
| frgb=R;G;B |
Specifies the colour of the frame |
The value is an RGB value in a similar manner to HTML, so 255;255;255 would be white, 0;0;0 would be black |
| md=X |
Specify the maximum number of digits to use |
The value can be a positive number from 5 through to 10, 6 being default |
| dd=X |
Specifies the digit style to use |
The default values are A,B,C and D |
| comma=X |
Specifies whether you wish to display commas after each third digit from the right |
Values can be T or F (true or false), F being the default |
| st=X |
Specifies a start value for a counter |
This can be used to specify a starting value |
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for a counter. |
Please note it cannot be used to adjust a value already present. The accomplish this, please email support@corpex.com with a new value and the name of the datafile |
| degrees=X |
Specifies number of degrees to rotate the image through |
This allows you to rotate an image. Values can be 90, 180, 270 and 360, 270 being default |
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