New to PHP? This tutorial teaches you how to make a PHP Counter, without using MySQL, so if you do not have access to MySQL then you can still do it. In the tutorial you will learn the basics of file handling and sessions, which are vital operations in most PHP scripts. If you can't seem to crack it then I have added the full script at the end just incase.

Part 1 of 2 Tutorial to create a hit counter using php/mysql. Some of the feature discussed in thi tutorial will be show no, of online, unique visitor , visit log & etc. A good & practical tutorial for begineers.

Final Part of the tutorial that helps your to build your own hit counter with some basic features. Consists of data for last 24 hours, No of users online for the past 5 minutes. It's simple & effecitve

With this simple and straight-forward tutorial, you can learn how to create and implement a counter that updates every time a page is viewed.

A counter is an essential part of a site to know how many people are coming to site. Here is an easy way to make a counter. All you need is access to PHP and be able to chmod a directory.

A very basic tutorial with working example. It shows beginner how to make a simple text counter by opening, reading, and writing to files.

This tutorial will help you build and understand how a counter that only counts unique visitors works.

A very simple hit counter that tracks visits per site. Also a basic introduction to Session Management.

This is a short tutorial on how to make your own simple hitcounter in PHP.

This tutorial is intended for PHP programmers interested in learning how to apply PHP's GD image manipulation support. Readers interested in learning how to access a MySQL database from PHP, and/or define a PHP function will also benefit from this tutorial. You should be able to create a table using the MySQL command interface, and must know how to create a GIF using any commercial paint program.