Features

• Individual password for each counter
• 13 internal anti aliased fonts
• Hide the display of the counter
• Ignore individual IP address or entire Class C IP address range
• Ignore hits in a row from the same IP address
• Query last date and last IP address
• Set counter value
• Change counter password
• Display counter without updating
• Add leading zeroes to counter

Commands and HTML

• The base URL that you will use is:
  http://counter.montrose.net/hitcount.dll
• Each command is entered after the URL in the form of:
  ?command:value
• You can enter multiple commands like this:
  ?command:value?command:value?command:value

HTML code...

• HTML commands for displaying the counter are like this:
  <IMG SRC="http://counter.montrose.net/hitcount.dll?counter:mycounter">
• You should see a counter like this when the HTML has been added to your web page:
  
• Other options for the counter can be added to this command line as needed

Creating a counter...

• You need:
  • a new counter name
  • a new password for this counter
  • the master password for the server you are creating the counter on
    NOTE: You need to email us for the master password!
  • a start value (optional)

• The commands used are:
  • create
  • password
  • masterpassword
  • setcount (optional)

• Enter the command like this:
  • ?create:mycounter?password:flying?masterpassword:high

To start the counter at a certain value add the command: ?setcount:1256

Displaying a counter...

• You need:
  • a counter name

• The commands used are:
  • counter

• Enter the command like this:
  • ?counter:mycounter

You can also omit the "?counter:" and just use: ?mycounter

Displaying a counter without updating it...

• You need:
  • a counter name

• The commands used are:
  • display

• Enter the command like this:
  • ?display:mycounter

Displaying a counter with an internal font...

• You need:
  • a counter name
  • a font number (1 to 13)

• The commands used are:
  • counter
  • font

• Enter the command like this:
  • ?counter:mycounter?font:8

Displaying a counter with a different font and leading zeroes...

• You need:
  • a counter name
  • a font number (1 to 13)
  • the number of zeroes to add

• The commands used are:
  • counter
  • font
  • zero

• Enter the command like this:
  • ?counter:mycounter?font:8?zero:8

Querying a counter...

• You need:
  • a counter name
  • the counter password

• The commands used are:
  • query
  • password

• Enter the command like this:
  • ?query:mycounter?password:flying

Ignoring a specific IP address...

• You need:
  • a counter name
  • the IP address to ignore

• The commands used are:
  • counter
  • ignore

• Enter the command like this:
  • ?counter:mycounter?ignore:203.22.207.103

The counter will be displayed but not updated if the IP address specified accesses the counter.

Ignoring a range of Class C IP addresses...

• You need:
  • a counter name
  • the IP address to ignore

• The commands used are:
  • counter
  • ignore

• Enter the command like this:
  • ?counter:mycounter?ignore:203.22.207.*

The counter will be displayed but not updated if the IP address specified accesses the counter.

Hiding a counter from display...

• You need:
  • a counter name

• The commands used are:
  • hide

• Enter the command like this:
  • ?hide:mycounter

The counter is actually displayed as an invisible GIF of 10x15 pixels.

Ignoring hits in a row from the same IP address...

• You need:
  • a counter name

• The commands used are:
  • notsame

• Enter the command like this:
  • ?notsame:mycounter

The counter will not be updated if the same IP address hits the counter again. The counter will only increment when a new IP address hits it.

Changing a password on a counter...

• You need:
  • a counter name
  • the counter password
  • a new password

• The commands used are:
  • counter
  • password
  • newpassword

• Enter the command like this:
  • ?counter:mycounter?password:flying?newpassword:jumbo

Deleting a counter...

• You need:
  • a counter name
  • the counter password

• The commands used are:
  • delete
  • password

• Enter the command like this:
  • ?delete:mycounter?password:flying