Checking how many times the TEL link is clicked

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<a href="tel:010-9401-7765">010-9401-7765</a>

I have the code above at http://dot.kr/x-test/tel/index.php

if a visitor of the page clicks the link with his/her mobile phone, it will call him/her.

I can count the page views of the page by some code like the below.

[code]SELECT count FROM pageView;

$sql=mysql_query($query);
$row=mysql_fetch_assoc($sql);
$count= $row[‘count’];
$newCount=$count+1;

UPDATE pageView
SET count=$newCount[/code]So far so good

Not only I count the pageView, but I like to also count how many times the phone is called.
Can I count it with your help?

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I don’t see that snippet working. It is a mix of PHP and MySQL for a start, and why use a database for a simple page count? A humble text file would do the same job.

As far as checking the number of times a link is pressed, you can’t do that in PHP. It may be possible using JavaScript. I can move your post to the JS forum if you would like.

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And why are you still using mysql? It is obsolete and should no longer be used.

It’s not something I have ever attempted with a tel link (I have done with downloads), but maybe it’s possible to have a link with some variable that runs a script to record the click and forward you to the destination. Of course being php it would require a refresh, so js may be a slicker option, but reliant of js being active. If you are to use js, I’m sure all this can be done with Analytics without reinventing the wheel.

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[quote=“gandalf458, post:2, topic:279339”]
I don’t see that snippet working. It is a mix of PHP and MySQL for a start, and why use a database for a simple page count? A humble text file would do the same job.
[/quote]I like to see the humble text file.

[quote=“gandalf458, post:2, topic:279339”]
As far as checking the number of times a link is pressed, you can’t do that in PHP. It may be possible using JavaScript. I can move your post to the JS forum if you would like.
[/quote]I appreciate your moving this post to JS forum.

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Why not use an analytics package, such as Google Analytics? It’s easy to set up and more reliable/feature rich than anything you might roll yourself.

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