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4Pics · 10-07-2003, 11:19 PM

Is the best way to set a cookie and then check to see if that cookie appears in last 24hrs?

How much worse would it be if I logged each ipaddress then checked to see if that ip came in the last hr? (Not sure what to do about proxy since 1 aol surfer can use multiple ips)

Any help is appreciated, the numbers need to be 90-95% accurate.

Thanks (I dont want to use a 3rd party counter or server stats)

JDog · 10-07-2003, 11:21 PM

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Originally posted by 4Pics
Is the best way to set a cookie and then check to see if that cookie appears in last 24hrs?

How much worse would it be if I logged each ipaddress then checked to see if that ip came in the last hr? (Not sure what to do about proxy since 1 aol surfer can use multiple ips)

Any help is appreciated, the numbers need to be 90-95% accurate.

Thanks (I dont want to use a 3rd party counter or server stats)

Cookie would be a good way - but the only problem is - what if the guy has cookie disabled? And the IP problem is the aol multiple IP's! No real easy way to go!

jDoG

detoxed · 10-07-2003, 11:38 PM

Ask how MPA2 does it.

avion · 10-08-2003, 01:08 AM

use both - cookies first, if not present track by IP...

Avion

JDog · 10-08-2003, 01:21 AM

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Originally posted by avion
use both - cookies first, if not present track by IP...

Avion

This is the way to go! You just gotta track the proxy that their using. And might need to expire it by time 24 hrs. Because other people are behind the same proxy!

jDoG

JDog · 10-08-2003, 01:27 AM

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Originally posted by detoxed
Ask how MPA2 does it.

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Why's that?

jDoG

10-07-2003, 11:19 PM	#1
4Pics Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 7,952	Easiest way to track a unique visitor? Is the best way to set a cookie and then check to see if that cookie appears in last 24hrs? How much worse would it be if I logged each ipaddress then checked to see if that ip came in the last hr? (Not sure what to do about proxy since 1 aol surfer can use multiple ips) Any help is appreciated, the numbers need to be 90-95% accurate. Thanks (I dont want to use a 3rd party counter or server stats)

10-07-2003, 11:38 PM	#3
detoxed vip member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,798	Ask how MPA2 does it.

10-08-2003, 01:08 AM	#4
avion Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: right next to u Posts: 1,403	use both - cookies first, if not present track by IP... Avion