A question about servers

[Tina2002]

Hi!

I'm just curious about servers in general - am not sure if this is the area to post a question in
.........anyways, here's my question: If someone has a server, can they tell which urls have sent them hits, even if the person either types the address in directly or clicks on a bookmark?

Or are server owners dependent on counters like *hitbox* and the like just like regular website owners?

 

[ChrisHirst]

Yes, webservers have a logging function that store various amounts of information about each access.
The amount of info collected depends on the the server software and OS and any configuration the operator has set.


Chris.
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[rtshort]

You can use the server variables:

Request.ServerVariables(HTTP_REFERER)

I don't think it will work if the URL is typed in the address bar though. Rob
Just my $.02.

 

[vesselescape]

Each time a file is requested (html, graphic, php, etc) the server will typicaly log the request identifing the requestor.
In the case of a graphic file, this will probably be the webpage (html file) utlizing the graphic. If an html file is requested, (eg: index.html) the requestor is either the page that called for the file (eg:

http://www.foo.com/search.php?yourpage)

or your ip address (will resolve to your isp) if you type in the request yourself. Raw log files can be very confusing, not to mention large. This is why most folks use some sort of interpreter such as webalizer etc to help give a general overview of traffic.

Why do you ask?

 

[Wullie]

even if the person either types the address in directly or clicks on a bookmark?

Unless the bookmark contains some type of query string that is unique from any other link on the web, there is no way to tell if the user clicks a bookmark or types the url directly into the browser.

Hope this helps Wullie

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