You definitely want to use MySQL for this. Ignore all those people who recommended text file DBs. They are /SLOW/. MySQL is very very fast. To show you a small sample of how fast, here's the debug data from one of my scripts, showing how long the page took to generate, and how many queries were run. The queries consist of the same kind you would be using.
---------------- Debug Data This page was generated in 0.030305027961731 seconds. 9 queries executed. ---------------- Matthew Walker Ecommerce Project Manager Mountain Top Herbs -----Original Message----- From: Craig Westerman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 11:58 PM To: php-general-list Subject: [PHP] counter for HIGH traffic site I'm needing counter for site that receives 60 to 80 hits a minute. Many I have tried cause excessive server load and need to be deactivated or they lose data and return to zero without warning. All tried so far have been written in Perl. Anyone here know of a PHP counter that would handle HIGH traffic with little added server load? Would using MySQL to store count be of any benifit? Thanks Craig ><> [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.344 / Virus Database: 191 - Release Date: 4/2/2002 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
