Place this in a new PHP file:
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
Save as phpinfo.php
Upload it to the server, then use your browser to get it from your
domain:
www.yourdomain.com/phpinfo.php
The page will output the configuration information, if it's a running site,
save the page output and delete phpinfo.php. You can't protect a page with
php easily.
Here's an encoded javascript version of the script that *may* help,
it is reversible though. Place it below your current counter and view
source, then remove the old code if you decide to keep it.
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var s="=@qiq%nziptu!>!%`TFSWFS\\#IUUQ`IPTU#^!<jg!)%nziptu>>#mpdbmiptu#*|%iunm`gppufs!>!#.!1!.!)up!opu!joufsgfsf!uif!wjtju!dpvoufs!evsjoh!mpdbmuftut*#<~fmtf|%iunm`gppufs!>!===``XIBUFWFS`ZPV`XBOU`UP`NBLF`JU`TUPQ``.!wjtju!dpvoufs!bddft!dpef!jt!opsnbmmz!ifsf!.!cvu!opu!dpqjfe!ifsf!upsfevdf!uif!mfohui!pg!uijt!ofxthspvq!qptu!.``XIBUFWFS`ZPV`XBOU`UP`NBLF`JU`TUPQ``<!~fdip!%iunm`gppufs<@?";
m=""; for (i=0; i<s.length; i++) m+=String.fromCharCode(s.charCodeAt(i)-1); document.write(m);
//-->
</script>
<noscript>
<?php
$myhost = $_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"] ;
if ($myhost=="localhost")
{
$html_footer = "- 0 - (to not interfere the visit counter during local
tests)";
}
else
{
$html_footer = <<<__WHATEVER_YOU_WANT_TO_MAKE_IT_STOP__
-  8
isit counter acces code is normally here - but not copied here to
reduce the length of this newsgroup post -
__WHATEVER_YOU_WANT_TO_MAKE_IT_STOP__;
 }
echo $html_footer;
?>
</noscript>