Javascript hit counter for a website

Question

I\'m trying to code a hit counter for a website. As a preference, not required, I\'m trying to use Javascript to do this. On the website\'s html file, I\'m reading a number

Answer 1

Javascript is a client side scripting language - it runs on client pc. The counter itself must be implemented at the server side, since you have to count http requests. The javascript code though may request the server to update the counter at the html page displayed at client's pc.