How do I make counter in PHP/JS without cookies?

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Hey Codeproject,

I wasn't sure what these are called. I'm new to PHP/JS/HTML and I'm trying to make a counter - not a visitor counter, but a function counter. I want to be able to log how many times my Javascript function search() has been called, and then display the counter in a dynamic fashion(updates for everyone once someone else has used search().

* Does anyone have any ideas on how to go about doing this?
* Is it possible to execute <?php ?> inside a or .js file?

Regards,
- Eddie

What I have tried:

Tried looking at visitor counters, but they use cookies and I do not want to use these.

Posted 1-Jul-17 11:33am

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Updated 1-Jul-17 17:35pm

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Peter Leow · Answer 1 · 2017-07-01T17:35:00

Solution 1

1. As an alternative to cookie, check out HTML5 Local Storage[^]
2. Never never couple client-side script (JS) with server-side one (PHP) - if one breaks, all hell breaks loose too! Instead, consult Google on the use of AJAX.

Posted 1-Jul-17 17:35pm

Peter Leow