log file?

deep

Hello,

Is it possible to create a php script that will log users every move through a website? If yes, please point me to the right direction.

Thanks!

Weedpacket

Yes, it's possible.

Start a session on each page whose visits you want to record, maintain a database table that records session ID, requested URI, and the time and date the request was made. Your server's own activity logs may also be able to help.

deep

Sounds good, but im not sure what URI is, whats that?
Would it be possible somehow not to place any code on the pages beeing tracked? trying to go deep by letting the server handle and call the script somehow when a user is browsing? 😕

laserlight

Sounds good, but im not sure what URI is, whats that?

A Uniform Resource Identifier.
Simply put, it is a more generic version of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs).

deep

Originally posted by laserlight
A Uniform Resource Identifier.
Simply put, it is a more generic version of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs).

Okay.. so if I got you right, its a url but not a "normal url". Is it used different then a "normal url"?

And while am at it, could php somehow add itself to all the files in a directory? I mean, lets say you have a dir called /home/ and in that dir you got index.php, main.php and MyScript.php.

Could MyScript.php somehow add itself to the top of the two files index.php and main.php without having to edit the two files at all?

laserlight

Why not just include the file?

If you find it too tedious, then write a script/program to do that for you.

deep

Originally posted by laserlight
Why not just include the file?

If you find it too tedious, then write a script/program to do that for you.

A program that adds the include() ? Not a bad idea!

Weedpacket

Originally posted by deep
Okay.. so if I got you right, its a url but not a "normal url". Is it used different then a "normal url"?

No, a URL is just a kind of URI. Maybe I should have just said "URL".