[aclug-L] Re: php and cgi on Cox.net

[Jeff Vian <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Clint Brubakken wrote:
> 
>>>Cox says they do not support php or cgi.  Is there anything I can
>>>put on my
>>>web page that will allow me to have even a hit counter?  Or am I
>>>completely
>>>at the mercy of the isp?
>>
>>I think I've seen some counters that don't require cgi or php, but I'm not
>>sure how they accomplish their magic.  For the most part, I'd say you are at
>>the mercy of your ISP.
> 
> 
> 
> It would have to be php, cgi, or something like that.  You have to write
> a file or store the number in the database or something. There might be
> services that let you include cgi/php on their server inside your page, 
> there is no other way.
> 

There is another way.
When hit counters first became popular some web sites provided a hit 
counter you could link to. If you have a counter hosted one place and 
your home page links to it you are not stuck with just the services the 
ISP provides.

The hosting site for the counter would have to provide the 
database/CGI/PHP services but not nesessarily COX.

The only drawback to this is that now you have 2 sites to link to, but 
that is not usually an issue for the tiny data link on the counter.

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