Tired of Google Analytics - Have a look at this project

[Dopious]

Cookieless, lightweight analytics. One PHP file + SQLite. No frameworks, no dependencies.

Puls - cookieless analytics in a single PHP file

I got tired of cookie banners and bloated analytics tools. So I built my own. One PHP file, SQLite, no cookies. Open source.

jarnesjo.com

Looks really nice and fast.

 

[shattered world]

Solid tool brother. GA can suck it so I’m always up for trying new analytics.

 

[RiskyStuff]

When I installed custom analytics based on PHP, my script couldn't tell bots from humans. These crawlers and spiders act like people. They're in abundance. There are so many IPs and stuff. Coding custom solution is not only about code. It goes deeper than that.

Maybe it works, but it's not as simple as it seems.

 

[SilverClouds]

When I installed custom analytics based on PHP, my script couldn't tell bots from humans. These crawlers and spiders act like people. They're in abundance. There are so many IPs and stuff. Coding custom solution is not only about code. It goes deeper than that.

Maybe it works, but it's not as simple as it seems.

Interesting.

I use Metrica because it auto-configures stuff for me so I have less work and can show similar data to clients + I show them some video recordings and it looks super advanced to them or whatever. Lol.

Always up for new analytics, yeah, maybe there's something better out there than what I'm currently using.

 

[Dopious]

Solid tool brother. GA can suck it so I’m always up for trying new analytics.

Let us know how it goes.

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When I installed custom analytics based on PHP, my script couldn't tell bots from humans.

In this script it only works with the nginx config as I understand it, did you try the ngina install?

 

[Dopious]

Did you know Google Analytics might be underreporting your website traffic? Because GA uses cookies, it only tracks visitors who accept your consent banner. Most people skip it or click decline.

Users have little appetite for tracking; studies show that when a clear "Reject" button is provided, 50–70% of users opt out. Even more commonly, users simply ignore or close the banner, which is treated as a rejection, leading to major data loss.

Many users run browser extensions that block Google Analytics tags entirely, regardless of your cookie banner settings.

Browsers like Brave or Safari (via ITP) actively block or limit tracking cookies.

 

[RiskyStuff]

In this script it only works with the nginx config as I understand it, did you try the ngina install?

I created my own bespoke PHP script counting visits.

It wasn't anything production ready.

It wasn't a client website. Just my adventure, playing with social media systems.