Ok this is probably a simple question with a simple answer but can someone confirm to me what the hit count for a cookie represents?
For example im looking at a cookie with a hit count of 41, does this mean that the user visited the site that owns the cookie 41 times?
Thanks for any help
Without knowing the site it is hard to say. Hit count can be a function controlled programatically by PHP, ColdFusion, etc. to record a set function such as visits, number of times an object is clicked, as a session keep alive, etc.
Ahh ok I see, well the site is
I think the quickest option would be to hit the site yourself a couple of times (if it isn't illegal), maybe refresh it, click on some links and then take a look at your own cookie and see what it says. Trial and testing will most likely be easier than trying to interpret the site's code unless you are a hotshot web programmer 😉
It may be that I'm talking at cross purposes, but I'd rather be sure that you're not assuming that data is a hit count, when it may be indicative of something else. Previously discussed here.