Miscellaneous Hacks - HIT COUNTER! (Integrated With VB)

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Installation Time: <2 mins
Template Edits: 1
Plugins: 1
VB Version: 3.6.0
Live Example (Look at my footer): http://beasttoast.com

Description:
This is a basic hit counter. It uses a little php script and a text file to store the hits (no DB because it would be too stressful). Also you dont have to display the hits on every page you could just put it on your forumhome template, and it will still count all the hits

Installation Instructions:

1. Download and unzip 'plugin-pageviews.zip'
2. Upload the folder 'Counter' into your forum directory
3. Now open the 'Counter' folder, and CH MOD 666 the 'count.txt' file
4. Install the plugin
5. *Optional* If you want to be able to display the page views for today just create a Scheduled Task like this:
   
   Title: 'Page Views'
   Hour: '23'
   Min: '59'
   File Name: './counter/counter_daily.php'
6. Place '$pageviews' and/or '$pageviewstoday' in any template where ever you want to display the hit count.

Screen Shot:

- Using Total Page Views
or

- Using Total Page Views and Todays Page Views

FAQ:

1. Q: Where do I put the '$pageviews' thing?
2. A: Well... If you dont know how to do this then ill just give you a standard spot to put it.
   1. Open up your footer template
   2. Then Find:
      

      <div class="smallfont" align="center">$vbphrase[all_times_are_gmt_x_time_now_is_y]</div>

   3. And replace that with:
      

      <div class="smallfont" align="center">$vbphrase[all_times_are_gmt_x_time_now_is_y]<br>total page views: $pageviews, page views today: $pageviewstoday</div>

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This hack was based on ZIKI-SET's hack.

[Ntfu2]

wouldnt your previous version work the same? Or was stuff changed.

Just wondering for when i upgrade to 3.6 i wanna know if it'll be a neccasity for the 3.6 version

[Mr Chad]

The plugin was changed.

everything else will work the same.

so if you upgrade your VB version you shouldnt need to install this one if you have the previous one aready installed.

[Snake]

Thank you!

[Mr Chad]

no problem, if there are any issues feel free to post em.

[Mr.D]

screenshots dont work???

[Derekclarke]

Does not work on VB 3.6 Beta 4.

Warning: Unknown(./counter/counter.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /global.php(353) : eval()'d code on line 5

Fatal error: (null)(): Failed opening required './counter/counter.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/********/public_html/global.php(353) : eval()'d code on line 5

[RaceJunkie]

Live Example (Look at my footer): http://beasttoast.com

Don't see it

[Mr Chad]

Originally Posted by Derekclarke

Does not work on VB 3.6 Beta 4.

Warning: Unknown(./counter/counter.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /global.php(353) : eval()'d code on line 5

Fatal error: (null)(): Failed opening required './counter/counter.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/********/public_html/global.php(353) : eval()'d code on line 5

CHMOD the counter folder, I no longer support any of my hacks right now. Swiched servers and had to re-do my whole site thats why you dont see the demo or the images anymore.

[biggyme13]

How come it counts in 2's? I see 12,020 page views, and then I refresh, and I see 12,022, refresh again 12,024, and so on. I'm the only one on..