[TYPO3-english] Can't install statcounter / google analytics

[Jigal van Hemert]

Hi,

On 11-1-2014 16:13, thijs wegkamp wrote:
> I've been trying to install statcounter code on my bosses website ( runs
> Typo 4.2.9). I can access the FTP but have not been able to find the
> correct pages to put the code in.
> I've looked through pretty much every map,  especially typo3   ,
> typo3conf and fileadmin. Can anyone please help me locate the right
> path? Is it me or am i unable to install because of  an old Typo version?

You're probably aware that this is a really old TYPO3 version which 
isn't supported with bugfixes anymore and that it's just waiting for 
someone to hack it.

You don't need to change any files with FTP to add features to TYPO3. 
TYPO3 is a CMS (Content Management System). It has a backend interface 
where administrators and editors log in to modify the content and/or the 
configuration.
If your boss doesn't have access anymore as administrator then you can 
use the FTP access to create a new admin user [1]. This information is 
on a public website, so you would've found it yourself in the end :-)

Now you're problem of adding statcounter code to pages. TYPO3 has its 
own configuration language TypoScript that is used also to configure 
what is output on a page. This usually takes quite some time to get used 
to, so it might take too much time for you to complete this task.

Maybe the easiest solution is to find a TYPO3 integrator or agency in 
your neighbourhood to do the work for you. Adding Google analytics code 
to the configuration is done with a few lines of TypoScript. For someone 
who is experienced in creating websites with TYPO3 this is a simple task 
and shouldn't cost too much time.

If you want to study TypoScript and do the task yourself, a short 
introduction is available [2]. More documentation can be found on that 
site through the "TYPO3 CMS" menu-item on the top.

[1] http://wiki.typo3.org/FAQ/Reset_admin_password
[2] http://docs.typo3.org/typo3cms/TyposcriptIn45MinutesTutorial/

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