counting the number of access to a link

[hba2pd]

Hello,

I would like to know how to count the number of times a link is
clicked. A link is to a pdf file. I know how to do this in index.html
file, but I am not sure of how to do for a link.

Thank you,

 

[Rik]

Hello,

I would like to know how to count the number of times a link is
clicked. A link is to a pdf file. I know how to do this in index.html
file, but I am not sure of how to do for a link.

Make it a link to a redirecting script instead of the real deal. The
server side script can increment the count (in a database, textfile or
however you want it), and server up the desired file.