Miles, Thanks, now I have to just figure out how to do that stuff. I take it handling PHP from a remote non-PHP server is not a big issue.
The Java Applet is doing something else. It is providing a monitoring process to the database so a static html page and be pushed whatever content if the database application so deems it without refreshing the html page. :>) "Miles Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Rick, > > It's amazing how one gets locked into a PHP mindset. Do all that stuff you > outlined in your reply, but why not have a second Java applet to update a > remote database? PHP doesn't have ownership over the database. > > Miles > > At 08:06 AM 1/7/2002 -0500, Richard Spangenberg wrote: > >Miles, > > > >The reason for the javascript is that the hosting ISP does not support PHP. > > > >Each time a new session is started, the javascript would have to: > >- check for cookie > >-if it doesn't exist > > -poll database for next new custome ID# > > -set new cookie id > > -update database with page info > > -download java applet (does something else) > > > >I guess I wasn't sure if a non PHP supported domain could access the PHP > >database from a remot server or not and how one would do that. I am setting > >things up in PHP but fairly new at it. > > > >Rick > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Miles Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 10:52 PM > >To: Richard Spangenberg; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [PHP] Remote Cookie ID and Web Statistics > > > > > > > >Why would you want to use Javascript? Just have some code at the top of > >each page which > >-checks for the cookie > >-if it doesn't exist > > -identify customer, login page or however you choose > > -set cookie > > -update database > >-if it does exist > > -update the database with some information pertinent to that page > > > >Or are these straight HTML pages, thus the need for Javascript to do > >something? I don't konw a lot of Javascript, but you could have it pop open > >a PHP page in a child browser window, back in the Z-order so that it would > >be behind your "main" page (only for Internet Explorer), and use it to do > >the above steps. > > > >For every page transition you would have to pass the appropriate parameters > >to the child window and force it to refresh. You will have some trouble > >with people who have Javascript and cookies turned off. > > > >As I said, I don't know Javascript, so this is just off the top of my head. > >A straight PHP solution would be preferable and I assume it's not possible > >either because the ISP doesn't host it or for some political reason. > > > > > >Miles Thompson > > > > > >At 10:28 PM 1/6/2002 -0500, Richard Spangenberg wrote: > > >Hello, - for something a little different... > > > > > >Does anyone have experience using Javascript on remote server html > >delivered > > >pages to capture data in a PHP MySQL database resident at my domain. > > > > > >I would like to build a customer profile database for a customer using a > > >permanent cookie on a visitor's browser client to ID them and track their > > >visits by page over time. This is similar to a live or remote web > > >statistics process for a session but posting to a mysql database by some > > >mapped category by page in addition to the web stats. I'd like to track > > >both the session and by posting to a visitor database, long term trends as > > >well. > > > > > >Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > > > > >Thanks, Rick > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
