hit counter

[missc]

i am developing a hit counter in my web application to increase whenever a new user visits my website so that i will now the number of hits from different users so far. but the problem is that it is increasing even though it is the same ip address

[AleMonteiro]

How did you implement the counter? Are you handling the IP?

[missc]

yes i am getting the ip by using

 <% out.println("Your IP address is: " + java.net.InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostAddress());%> 

and the hit counter is implemented :

<%

                Integer applicationCount = (Integer) application.getAttribute("applicationCount");
                if (applicationCount == null) {
                    applicationCount = new Integer(1);
                } else {
                    applicationCount = new Integer(applicationCount.intValue() + 1);
                }

                application.setAttribute("applicationCount", applicationCount);
            %>

[JorgeM]

I'm mot a Java expert but it appears to me that the method you are using to maintaining a hit counter depends on your application server remaining uninterrupted. It you restart services, you will loose the count??

Since you want to incorporate handling the IP, i woukd tend to think that it may be a better solution to store the information in some type of data source, such as a data as a table.

[peter_budo]

@missc why trying to reinvent the wheel when there are tons of hit counters, beside they are obsolete and misleading. Secondly I want to cry any time I see anyone writing snipets in JSP...

[missc]

how can i do it in other way ?

[peter_budo]

You can plug in for example service such as http://www.ipnoid.com/

[jalpesh_007]

i think you have to use session varibale(or cookie variable) to store your site views.

Thanks