Downloaded 'Counter' and opened the zip file.
A Note Book page opened. A portion of the script in it is here:

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS __prefix__hits;
CREATE TABLE __prefix__hits (
hit_id int(11) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,
ipaddr int(11) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
visitor_id int(11) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
page_id int(11) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
hitdate datetime NOT NULL default '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
page_gen int(11) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
page_loaded tinyint(1) unsigned default '0',
PRIMARY KEY (hit_id),
KEY visitor_id (visitor_id,page_id,hitdate,page_gen)
) TYPE=MyISAM;

I have not presented the balance considering the space here.

Please tell me what I do with this and how I should complete the
installation of the program.

Thank you,
ben aloysius

You should be able to just copy the whole thing and paste it to where you want it to be.

If this is a web page counter then you must have the proper format that is required by the host. Some hosts require VB some require HTML...etc, etc, etc....so make sure you know what code is required from your host or you will not get it to work....

Most hosted websites have a forum that is available to the members that have all kinds of pre designed templates and inserts for use. Have you even tried to see what was there?

Could you please identify the language for me.
It is not html. I need to know in case Blogger.com asks me.
thanks, buddy, please remember I am novice and do not have IT knowledge to understand jargon.
Brother Wombat gave up on me.

I am not all that up on all the scripting codes so am not really the guy to ask for this....but to take a gander...I think it is SQL scripting to be installed on a server...

Wombat didn't give up on you...he pointed you in the right direction but you seem to just ignore his advice....

This website is set up to help people repair their computer errors and not set up to teach someone about coding. There are plenty of dedicated websites that do just what you want to do...learn code. You need to go there with your coding issues. That is about as plain as onyone can get.

As to your building your own website...I will repeat that you should be asking questions in the forums set up from whom ever is hosting the website servers as to what scripting is allowed and not allowed...

To just take a script from the internet for a counter and try to install it is not the way to go...you are jumping the gun here. You should have first determined what code the website prefers and then googled for a counter built in that particular code... remember that google is your friend if you use it properly.

A lot of web sites have been using Cgi scripts, you just ftp the script into the Cgi Bin on the website...