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BACKGROUND: I have learned to keep a log that increases incrementally with the generation of each new newsletter and podcast. 1) Read the Current Log Value $file = './episode_index.txt'; if (file_exists($file)) { $json_str = file_get_contents($file); $episode_no = json_decode($json_str, true); $number = $episode_no['episode_no']; $new_episode = $number + 1; } else { echo 'The desired file either does not exist, or does not exist in the indicated location.'; } 2) Take Some Action and Update the Log Value Incrementally if (!is_blank($_POST['letter_no'])) { $episode_no['episode_no'] = $number + 1; $json_str = json_encode($episode_no); file_put_contents($file, $json_str); } in effect, I perform a simple file_get_contents and file_put_contents on a single document whose only value is that of a single JSON object whose value increases incrementally with the creation of each new newsletter. In order to keep track of my podcasts I need something vastly more complex, for not only must I be able to automatically generate a new counter with each new podcast that I generate, but each counter thus created must keep track of each and every hit of any and all podcasts by each and every known and anonymous podcast user. Further, once this data is recorded it must be easily accessible for the purpose of analysis. In effect, I am loathe to generate a separate document for each new podcast. Although a workable tool for each individual podcast, i cannot imagine it as a very effective way to manage data for all of my podcasts in aggregate or any desired subset thereof. Perhaps I could create a single MySQL table with a set number of fields for all podcasts. Then, 1) With each new podcast insert a new row of data, and 2) with each new user hit of a particular podcast update the field values for the affected row. Might I receive some input in these regards? Roddy

Hey guys. Hope everyone here had a great 4th of July holiday! I am building an internal site that of course is only accessible via intranet. Its primary coding is very simple. Its HTML based with some Javascript and some VBScript. I will be honest. I am not an expert programmer by any means. So here is the issue. We have no access to the server logs as we do not admin the logs nor are we allowed to request them. We are basically borrowing the space. My management wants to have each page, when accessed or clicked on (either one) to log the hit to a csv file and a txt file saved on the server. I know a lot of people dont think VBScript is the way to go. This is what is needed in each column in the log: Date\Time stamp \ Hostname \ NT Login \ Page that was loaded We are in a Windows XP\7 Environment. We know this server supports IIS. We are also currently using SSI for our DHMTL menu. I was hoping someone could help me use the DHTML menu as an "onclick" so that any option clicked on the menu by the client would log the above information to a specific file. We are very limited on the access we have on the server. I am not very skilled in VBS at all and this is simply a last minute side project they want to test out. So if someone could help me with this that would be excellent. Thank you in advance.