Installing the counter script in your cgi-bin is very time consuming, so the easiest way is for you to link to the Artful Illusions cgi-bin counter script. If you do this, then all you have to change is the filename.dat.
If you are the techie sort, of course you may choose any counter script you find on the internet and install it in your cgi-bin. If you have FrontPage extensions enabled on your site, you should use the counter that comes with FrontPage
To put a counter on your page the easy way, just copy the code for the counter you prefer and paste it in the source code of your web page at the spot you want it to appear. Then change filename-#.dat to something specific to your domain. For example, you might want to use yourdomain-home.dat for your home page. (You will need a different filename.dat for each page that you want a counter on)
Digit Styles (no frames)
#1 Digit style A (default) <img src="http://www.artfulillusions.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?df=filename-1.dat&ft=0">
#2 Digit style B <img src="http://www.artfulillusions.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?df=filename-2.dat&dd=B">
#3 Digit style C <img src="http://www.artfulillusions.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?df=filename-3.dat&dd=C">
#4 Digit style D <img src="http://www.artfulillusions.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?df=filename-4.dat&dd=D">
#5 Digit style E <img src="http://www.artfulillusions.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?df=filename-5.dat&dd=E">
#6 Digit style cd <img src="http://www.artfulillusions.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?df=filename-6.dat&dd=cd">
(the following are all using the digit style C, but you can change &dd=C to any listed above)
Frame thickness is specified by ft= Frame color (rbg) is specified by frgb= (followed by the red;green;blue color numbers)
Frame color (hex) is specified by frgb= (followed by the hex value of a color)
Frame color (name) is specified by frgb= (followed by a color name)
#10 Frame with default frame-color and thickness 4 (specified with ft=4) <img src="http://www.artfulillusions.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?df=filename-10.dat&dd=C&ft=4">
#11 Red frame with default thickness <img src="http://www.artfulillusions.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?df=filename-11.dat&dd=C&frgb=ff0000">
#12 Frame color can be Red,Green and Blue triplets <img src="http://www.artfulillusions.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?df=filename-12.dat&ft=4&dd=C&frgb=0;0;255">
#13 Frame color can be hex as well (using blue here) <img src="http://www.artfulillusions.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?ft=4&df=df=filename-13.dat&dd=C&frgb=0000ff">
#14 Frame color can be a name as well (using gray here) <img src="http://www.artfulillusions.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?ft=4&df=df=filename-14.dat&dd=C&frgb=gray">
Showing Date or Time instead of a counter
#15 Show date (DD-MM-YY) use fy=T to show full year <img src="http://www.artfulillusions.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?display=date&fy=T&dd=cd&dformat=ddmmyy">
There are many, many other options for the counter than I've included here, so if you want to try out some other options, click the following link for the counter script home page
