Count the no of Visitors - asp.net

Question

I have stored resumes in my database and i have retrive it from asp.net web page by creating linkbutton...i can view ,download the resumes which i stored in my database.My issuse is when i view one resume example (domnic resume)then no of visitor for domnic resume should be count .if again i view that resume no of visitor should be 2...how can i do that in asp.net?

Answer 1

There are a ton of ways to do this, each have their quirks. Here is a quick and dirty way to do it, the only thing to remember is that the Session_OnEnd can be a bit flaky.
public void Application_OnStart(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Hashtable ht = (Hashtable)Application["SESSION_LIST"];
if(ht == null)
{
ht = new Hashtable();
lock(Application)
{
Application["SESSION_LIST"] = ht;
Application["TOTAL_SESSIONS"] = 0;
}
}
}
public void Session_OnStart(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Hashtable ht = (Hashtable)Application["SESSION_LIST"];
if(ht.ContainsKey(Session.SessionID) == false)
{
ht.Add(Session.SessionID, Session);
}
lock(Application)
{
int i = (int)Application["TOTAL_SESSIONS"];
i++;
Application["TOTAL_SESSIONS"] = i;
}
}
public void Session_OnEnd(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Session.Clear();
Hashtable ht = (Hashtable)Application["SESSION_LIST"];
ht.Remove(Session.SessionID);
lock(Application)
{
int i = (int)Application["TOTAL_SESSIONS"];
i--;
Application["TOTAL_SESSIONS"] = i;
}
}
Here's another way...
Membership.GetNumberOfUsersOnline();

Answer 2

You can keep track of no of views displayed by keeping the count in the database or a persistent storage of your choice. Whenever a particular resume view is requested, update the view count for that resume. You may disclose some elements of the design you have done to get more specific answers.

Answer 3

If you just want to see this count as a developer/admin, and you have interest in collecting stats site-wide, you may also look into using Google Analytics.