2020 Matomo Installation
Before we start:
So 000webhost has free hosting limitations on daily visits, requests and other things all viewable via the correct thread I won’t link them all just see here.
Sadly this means database is limited on the amount of access it can get hourly depending on your usage.
One thing I have noticed is that forums, content management systems, WordPress for example and analytical scripts like the one we will install are quite heavy on database and may void your hourly limit causing the database to be frozen again see the link above to the information section.
Another thing we should also be clear about is the script we are installing is only accurate on the pages you install the script on.
000webhost backend measures visitors on all access attempts to your free application meaning that when a visitor downloads an image for example, so every single file on your website is monitored and counts towards your daily unique visitor limit where as this script again only measures visitors landing on the pages you insert that tracking code on.
This can cause a discrepancy between what we record and what you record - this is as good as the stats you’ll be able to collect yourself, we still may record more as we get them at server level when they are directly hitting your 000webhostapp URL.
Head over to their website and download the most recent package firstly
Upload your 000webhostapp via your File Manager or FTP Client
Once uploaded we will need to extract into a suitable folder and then run the installation wizard.
Step1 launch setup
Step2 review the compatibility
Step3 insert database information which you setup via 000webhost control panel
Step4 it will run the installation in your fresh database (it may fail)
Step 5 create your administrator login
Step6 pick the URL and site name you’ll use most
Step7 EMBED THIS CODE ON ALL PAGES!!
Sorted.
So we can collect basic visitor data on people landing on the pages you’ve inserted the code on.
This script will not collect
- data on pages you’ve not inserted the code on
- pages you’ve incorrectly added the code on
- image files or other media types that have been loaded by a user on alternative pages
- files of any kind that are hotlinked from your website by visitors
Again this means there will be a slight difference in the stats we see at server level and those logged by any visitor script 