Internet tracking software
 

I would like to add some tracking software to my web site in order to understand the hit levels etc. My site is mainly for introduced business, rather than a shop window, so I have no sinister motives - more a desire to assess the where the traffic is coming from.

Is there any downloadable html that I can skip in? or am I more likely to run into dodgy commercial operators stuffing my site full of spyware & pop ups? Any answers gratefully received.


The Punter.

If you are interested in "hit levels", then the first thing you should look at is your webserver logs. As to how to do that, and what to do with them, then that is highly implementation-specific. So we need more details. Do you run your own server, or are you hosted by an ISP ? Unix :ok: or Windoze :yuk: Etc.

Post some details and we'll try to help :)

RTFM

Parapunter,

That information should be provided to you by your Webhosting provider. They have all the information from IP addresses of the people visiting your site, what webpage they came from before accessing your website, which pages were viewed and how long they stayed on each page, etc.

Take Care,

Richard

Definately, you need to speak to your web host (I work at one).

Find out if they give you Urchin, the best out there, way more data than you'll ever need :)

Web log analysis software
 

Or Analog (www.analog.cx) which has the advantage of beeing free :)

I use Analog combined with report magic - it's not plug and play so to speak but as mentioned it is free and informative.

...and it is provided by my webhost. Thanks for the help chaps, I found the right pages with the help of your replies. Thanks.:ok:

Parapunter,

I am glad to hear you are all set.

Take Care,

Richard