hints & tips for a download counter

[paldo]

I want to create a download counter script. The script should count how many times my pdf file is downloaded. The number of counts should be displayed next to the pdf file. All users a authorized to download it, time of download not needed.
Someone can give me some tips and hints for this kind of script?

Many thanks

[mmonaco]

How do you want to save the info? MySfQL? Text file?

Also, your httpd log should contain access information, you may not even want this function to be coded, but configured by your server. I think by defaul the second to last number in the apache log indicates what happened to the file, 200 or 300 or something is a simple access and the number following is the by bytes transfered. You can parse the log file for successfull accesses to your file with the full amount of bytes transfered.