web stats for downloads

advait has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

hi All,
I am using google analytics for web stats. I have made a small package and want to keep track of how many times it has been downloaded.
Please suggest
Thank you

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Re: web stats for downloads by Fletch (Bishop) on Jun 13, 2008 at 17:56 UTC
Get list of accessed URLs from logs Extract URLs which refer to said "small package" Count the number of references Profit! See also How (Not) To Ask A Question. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie.	[reply]
Re: web stats for downloads by pc88mxer (Vicar) on Jun 13, 2008 at 18:24 UTC
This is really a Google Analytics question. How about having "download.html" use Javascript to automatically start the download (of course, after GA's JS code gets run.) Then just look up the statistics for "download.html". Do you have access to your server logs? Parsing them directly might be a better option.	[reply]