10 times a day, someone arrives at our main (www.wellho.net) web site for each and every one of the terms in this table. This is an analysis of the search terms used in the 28 days up to yesterday, with the number of occurrences listed against each word.

We often ask ourselves questions such as "Is Perl dying back, and if so what is replacing it?" and "should we be taking a closer look at Lua or emphasising Ruby more on our web site?". And reports such as this - extracted using our web log analysis tools - give us some measurement of an answer; not a complete answer as these reports are highly biased by our site content, but they do give us a drift and - when compared to similar reports from a year ago - give a much clearer drift.

35339: perl 34349: php 28657: mysql 26303: in 24718: java 20675: python 15507: to 14136: join 12116: file 11632: example 10405: tcl 7702: array 7665: left 7344: a 6538: of 5417: from 5262: how 5131: expect 5043: string 4937: script 4814: for 4746: using 4699: image 4628: and 4432: database 4405: examples 4323: c 3799: regular 3564: upload 3490: with 3404: tomcat 3334: variable 3284: sample 3189: variables 3139: ruby 3060: inner 3036: hashmap 2991: text 2963: page 2770: linux 2668: table 2656: files 2580: outer 2538: expression 2451: regex 2430: the 2416: line 2331: code 2232: html 2227: on 2224: form 2203: data 2197: read 2090: remove 1984: is 1941: command 1932: input 1926: arraylist 1905: list 1878: tables 1864: into 1845: web 1729: loop 1713: sql 1709: passing 1697: images 1668: handling 1643: apache 1619: select 1550: program 1545: output 1517: character 1510: url 1488: shell 1486: date 1478: if 1463: tk 1456: regexp 1448: multiple 1438: telnet 1434: ftp 1427: expressions 1418: two 1418: save 1417: programming 1413: tuple 1373: sort 1354: check 1354: objects 1353: insert 1334: replace 1318: global 1297: windows 1285: dictionary 1284: query 1264: arrays 1252: store 1245: case 1229: server 1223: stringtokenizer 1222: get 1218: decimal 1206: unix 1186: class 1160: right 1157: time 1147: dimensional 1146: what 1120: thread 1104: number 1088: cgi 1083: joins 1068: unique 1046: printf 1044: function 1038: an 1037: last 1031: write 1007: reading 988: grep 964: use

962: object 953: search 952: id 949: process 921: pdf 915: convert 912: redirect 911: by 911: new 907: 2 902: vector 895: exists 889: user 886: javascript 883: find 872: training 861: application 855: picture 853: loops 849: map 846: another 842: pass 839: match 833: refresh 824: button 821: lines 817: resource 815: display 807: numeric 795: excel 791: ssh 789: open 788: load 784: commands 777: error 774: threads 760: hash 754: ping 751: count 748: oracle 742: directory 735: format 722: split 720: jsp 713: stdout 711: bash 709: delete 709: blob 706: writing 701: system 701: source 700: stderr 695: spawn 694: switch 690: session 688: link 687: hex 686: xml 686: pictures 681: module 674: characters 671: difference 670: pivot 667: environment 666: download 665: or 659: print 659: wiltshire 658: create 656: between 655: word 651: 2d 632: value 631: test 623: $_ 623: copy 622: keyboard 620: run 606: values 601: running 598: not 591: lists 590: seconds 590: email 588: double 583: functions 581: course 580: programs 579: places 577: substring 576: language 576: reference 575: gui 573: frames 572: melksham 569: tcl/tk 569: call 563: change 563: operator 558: compare 552: quiz 548: csv 548: simple 546: binary 544: servlet 543: send 540: uploading 540: sorting 539: egrep 532: newline 529: set 524: undefined 521: header 520: interface 520: xrange 517: hashset 507: as 507: one 507: return 507: scripts

506: add 503: dynamic 502: size 501: through 498: char 497: where 495: submit 495: smtp 485: retrieve 484: calendar 481: while 479: php.ini 475: cannot 475: socket 469: null 468: else 466: update 462: access 460: numbers 455: codes 454: rename 447: bless 440: foreign 438: information 438: space 437: column 437: parameters 431: php5 429: classes 429: scope 425: shopping 424: cart 423: formatting 423: key 423: name 416: do 416: stdin 413: php4 405: statement 405: sensitive 404: #3 401: threading 399: strings 397: generator 395: log 391: mail 390: x 387: duplicate 386: three 385: os 383: install 382: & 382: 3 375: @_ 375: buffer 373: words 372: ip 371: current 369: inheritance 369: destructor 368: net 367: all 367: indexof 362: exist 361: removing 357: connect 355: many 354: courses 352: mac 349: website 348: grab 347: keys 346: raw 345: different 345: quotes 344: bristol 343: advantages 343: blank 343: multiline 342: storing 342: comparator 341: asp 341: house 340: polymorphism 339: foreach 338: relational 337: minutes 336: calling 335: comparison 332: problem 330: port 328: password 328: expect_out 328: substitute 322: extract 321: hashes 321: show 318: modify 316: tutorial 315: large 311: out 311: strreplace 311: random 309: uk 309: execute 309: first 304: xp 301: ant 297: syntax 297: index 296: mysqli 294: posix 290: conditional 287: cookie 285: forms 285: method 283: external 282: i 281: learn 280: balancing 280: client

And what did people search for, but just less than 10 times a day? Here are some of the words that didn't quite make our top table.

278: field
277: proxy
277: multidimensional
277: post
275: spaces
275: within
272: content
270: end
270: math
270: deployment
269: london
268: solaris
267: break
267: conversion
266: control
265: sudoku
264: samples
264: fork
263: creating
261: qt
261: recursion
261: css
261: hotel
261: special
260: getting
259: tokenizer
259: duplicates
259: mysql_pconnect
257: trowbridge
257: parse
256: ascii
256: increment
255: coding
255: oriented
253: matching
252: nested
252: login

(written 2007-06-01, updated 2007-06-07)

 G902 - Well House Consultants - Web site techniques, utility and visibility
  [3589] Promoting a single one of your domains on the search engines - (2012-01-22)
  [3563] How big is a web page these days? Does the size of your pages matter? - (2011-12-26)
  [3554] Learning more about our web site - and learning how to learn about yours - (2011-12-17)
  [3532] Sharing the user experience - designing a form with the customer in mind - (2011-11-29)
  [3491] Who is knocking at your web site door? Are you well set up to deal with allcomers? - (2011-10-21)
  [3426] Automed web site testing scripted in Ruby using watir-webdriver - (2011-09-09)
  [3367] Google +1 - what is it? - (2011-07-22)
  [3197] Finding and diverting image requests from rogue domains - (2011-03-08)
  [3149] Looking back at www.wellho.net - (2011-01-28)
  [3087] Making the most of critical emails - reading behind the scene - (2010-12-16)
  [3022] Retaining web site visitors - reducing the one page wonders - (2010-10-31)
  [2981] How to set up short and meaningfull alternative URLs - (2010-10-02)
  [2668] Is it worth it? - (2010-03-09)
  [2569] How to run a successful online poll / petition / survey / consultation - (2010-01-10)
  [2552] Web site traffic - real users, or just noise? - (2009-12-26)
  [2532] Analysing Google arrivals by country of origin - (2009-12-10)
  [2519] Status Page / breaks of service in early December - (2009-11-30)
  [2410] Removal of technical resources from this site - (2009-09-19)
  [2389] Writing with our customers words - (2009-09-01)
  [2341] Koulutus, Open Source tietokone kielillä - (2009-08-09)
  [2340] ldning, Open Source dator språk - (2009-08-09)
  [2339] Opplæring, Open Source datamaskinen språk - (2009-08-09)
  [2338] Uddannelse, Open Source computer sprog - (2009-08-09)
  [2337] Opleiding, Open Source computertalen - (2009-08-09)
  [2336] Formação, Open Source computador línguas - (2009-08-09)
  [2335] Ausbildung, die Open-Source-Sprachen - (2009-08-09)
  [2334] Formazione, Open Source computer lingue - (2009-08-09)
  [2333] Formación, de los lenguajes de código abierto - (2009-08-09)
  [2332] Formation, des langages Open Source - (2009-08-09)
  [2225] How important is a front page ranking on a search engine? - (2009-06-09)
  [2065] Static mirroring through HTTrack, wget and others - (2009-03-03)
  [2056] Web Site Loading - experiences and some solutions shared - (2009-02-26)
  [1982] Cooking bodies and URLs - (2009-01-08)
  [1970] Plagarism - who is copying my pages? - (2009-01-02)
  [1961] Making our things easier to find - (2008-12-26)
  [1955] How to avoid duplicating web page maintainance - (2008-12-20)
  [1888] Find the link - (2008-11-16)
  [1856] A few of my favourite things - (2008-10-26)
  [1833] Web Bloopers - good form design - avoiding pitfalls - (2008-10-11)
  [1797] I have been working hard but I do not expect you noticed - (2008-09-14)
  [1793] Which country does a search engine think you are located in? - (2008-09-11)
  [1756] Ever had One of THOSE mornings? - (2008-08-16)
  [1747] Who is watching you? - (2008-08-10)
  [1711] Rapid growth leads to server move - (2008-07-17)
  [1653] How do Google Ads work? - (2008-05-25)
  [1634] Kiss and Book - (2008-05-07)
  [1630] To provide external links, or not? - (2008-05-04)
  [1610] PHP course dot co, dot uk - (2008-04-13)
  [1554] Online hotel reservations - Melksham, Wiltshire (near Bath) - (2008-02-24)
  [1541] Colour, Composition or Content - (2008-02-16)
  [1534] Where in the world / country is my visitor from? - (2008-02-07)
  [1513] Perl, PHP or Python? No - Perl AND PHP AND Python! - (2008-01-20)
  [1506] Ongoing Image Copyright Issues, PHP and MySQL solutions - (2008-01-14)
  [1505] Script to present commonly used images - PHP - (2008-01-13)
  [1494] A time to update pictures - (2008-01-03)
  [1437] Above the fold with First Great Western - (2007-11-19)
  [1297] Stuffing content into a web page - easy maintainance - (2007-08-09)
  [1237] What proportion of our web traffic is robots? - (2007-06-19)
  [1207] Simple but effective use of mod_rewrite (Apache httpd) - (2007-05-27)
  [1198] From Web to Web 2 - (2007-05-21)
  [1186] Two new pages / sites - (2007-05-14)
  [1184] Finding resources - some pointers - (2007-05-13)
  [1177] Sorting out for a site map - (2007-05-05)
  [1104] Drawing dynamic graphs in PHP - (2007-03-09)
  [1055] Above the fold - (2007-01-28)
  [1029] Our search engine placement is dropping. - (2007-01-11)
  [1015] Search engine placement - long term strategy and success - (2006-12-30)
  [994] Training on Cascading Style Sheets - (2006-12-17)
  [976] Santa at the station - (2006-12-09)
  [916] Driving customers away - (2006-11-07)
  [893] Visibility - (2006-10-14)
  [800] Effective web campaign? - (2006-07-12)
  [767] Finding the language preference of a web site visitor - (2006-06-18)
  [757] Horse and Python training - (2006-06-12)
  [732] Where is a web site visitor browsing from - (2006-05-24)
  [718] Protecting images from theft - (2006-05-12)
  [681] Mirroring a dynamic site - (2006-04-12)
  [658] Keeping the visitors happy and browsing - (2006-03-26)
  [649] Denial of Service ''attack'' - (2006-03-17)
  [533] Bigger Box Campaign - (2005-12-18)
  [528] Getting favicon to work - avoiding common pitfalls - (2005-12-14)
  [510] Dynamic Web presence - next generation web site - (2005-11-29)
  [492] New Navigation Aid - Launch of My Wellho - (2005-11-11)
  [414] Form Madness - (2005-08-14)
  [376] What brings people to my web site? - (2005-07-13)
  [369] CMS - the minefield of Choices - (2005-07-05)
  [348] Graveyard pages - (2005-06-15)
  [347] Frightening and from-friend viruses and spams - (2005-06-14)
  [322] More maps - (2005-05-23)
  [320] Ordnance Survey - using a 'Get a map' - (2005-05-22)
  [314] What language is this written in? - (2005-05-17)
  [311] Growth pains - (2005-05-14)
  [288] Colour blindness for web developers - (2005-04-22)
  [284] The Iconish language - (2005-04-19)
  [278] Cover all the options - (2005-04-13)
  [276] An apology to Mr Boneparte - (2005-04-11)
  [274] Our most popular resources - (2005-04-10)
  [268] Information request forms, cleaning up spam - (2005-04-05)
  [261] Putting a form online - (2005-03-29)
  [259] Responding to spam - (2005-03-27)
  [222] Who are all these visitors? - (2005-02-20)
  [202] Searching for numbers - (2005-02-04)
  [197] Allow for peak traffic on your web site - (2005-02-01)
  [182] Your personal Google ranking - (2005-01-19)
  [179] The hunt for unique words - (2005-01-16)
  [173] Data Mining - (2005-01-09)
  [165] Implementing an effective site search engine - (2005-01-01)
  [142] Colour for access - (2004-12-06)
  [117] A case of case - (2004-11-14)
  [109] URLs - a service and not a hurdle - (2004-11-04)
  [98] No more 'Error 404' pages. Something better. - (2004-10-24)
  [32] Web design platoon - (2004-08-29)
  [23] Skills and responsibilities - (2004-08-22)

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