<script>
<!–
// Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Tomer Shiran. All rights reserved.
// Permission given to use the script provided that this notice remains as is.
// Additional scripts can be found at http://www.geocities.com/~yehuda/

// Boolean variable specified if alert should be displayed if cookie exceeds 4KB
var caution = false

// name - name of the cookie
// value - value of the cookie
// [expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session)
// [path] - path for which the cookie is valid (defaults to path of calling document)
// [domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid (defaults to domain of calling document)
// [secure] - Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a secure transmission
// * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder
// * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments
function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
var curCookie = name + “=” + escape(value) +
((expires) ? “; expires=” + expires.toGMTString() : “”) +
((path) ? “; path=” + path : “”) +
((domain) ? “; domain=” + domain : “”) +
((secure) ? “; secure” : “”)
if (!caution || (name + “=” + escape(value)).length <= 4000)
document.cookie = curCookie
else
if (confirm(”Cookie exceeds 4KB and will be cut!”))
document.cookie = curCookie
}

// name - name of the desired cookie
// * return string containing value of specified cookie or null if cookie does not exist
function getCookie(name) {
var prefix = name + “=”
var cookieStartIndex = document.cookie.indexOf(prefix)
if (cookieStartIndex == -1)
return null
var cookieEndIndex = document.cookie.indexOf(”;”, cookieStartIndex + prefix.length)
if (cookieEndIndex == -1)
cookieEndIndex = document.cookie.length
return unescape(document.cookie.substring(cookieStartIndex + prefix.length, cookieEndIndex))
}

// name - name of the cookie
// [path] - path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
// [domain] - domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
// * path and domain default if assigned null or omitted if no explicit argument proceeds
function deleteCookie(name, path, domain) {
if (getCookie(name)) {
document.cookie = name + “=” +
((path) ? “; path=” + path : “”) +
((domain) ? “; domain=” + domain : “”) +
“; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT”
}
}

// date - any instance of the Date object
// * you should hand all instances of the Date object to this function for “repairs”
// * this function is taken from Chapter 14, “Time and Date in JavaScript”, in “Learn Advanced JavaScript Programming”
function fixDate(date) {
var base = new Date(0)
var skew = base.getTime()
if (skew > 0)
date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew)
}

var now = new Date()
fixDate(now)
now.setTime(now.getTime() + 31 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
var name = getCookie(”name”)
if (!name)
name = prompt(”Please enter your name:”, “John Doe”)
setCookie(”name”, name, now)
document.write(”Hello ” + name + “!”)
//–>
</script>

Insert this into the head section

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=”JavaScript”>
<!– Original:  Bill Dortch, hIdaho Design (bdortch@netw.com)
<!– Begin
function getCookieVal (offset) {
var endstr = document.cookie.indexOf (”;”, offset);
if (endstr == -1)
endstr = document.cookie.length;
return unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, endstr));
}
function GetCookie (name) {
var arg = name + “=”;
var alen = arg.length;
var clen = document.cookie.length;
var i = 0;
while (i < clen) {
var j = i + alen;
if (document.cookie.substring(i, j) == arg)
return getCookieVal (j);
i = document.cookie.indexOf(” “, i) + 1;
if (i == 0)
break;
}
return null;
}
function SetCookie (name, value) {
var argv = SetCookie.arguments;
var argc = SetCookie.arguments.length;
var expires = (2 < argc) ? argv[2] : null;
var path = (3 < argc) ? argv[3] : null;
var domain = (4 < argc) ? argv[4] : null;
var secure = (5 < argc) ? argv[5] : false;
document.cookie = name + “=” + escape (value) +
((expires == null) ? “” : (”; expires=” + expires.toGMTString())) +
((path == null) ? “” : (”; path=” + path)) +
((domain == null) ? “” : (”; domain=” + domain)) +
((secure == true) ? “; secure” : “”);
}
function DisplayInfo() {
var expdate = new Date();
var visit;
expdate.setTime(expdate.getTime() +  (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 * 365));
if(!(visit = GetCookie(”visit”)))
visit = 0;
visit++;
SetCookie(”visit”, visit, expdate, “/”, null, false);
var message;
if(visit == 1)
message=”         Welcome to my page!”;
if(visit== 2)
message=”           I see you came back !”;
if(visit == 3)
message=”               Oh, it’s you again!”;
if(visit == 4)
message=”            You must be curious!”;
if(visit == 5)
message=”      You’re practically a regular!”;
if(visit == 6)
message=”              You need a hobby!”;
if(visit == 7)
message=”             Nothing better to do?”;
if(visit == 8)
message=”            Don’t you ever sleep?”;
if(visit == 9)
message=”                      Get a life!!!”;
if(visit >= 10)
message=”  Rent is due on the 1st of the month!”;
alert(”\n”+”Your browser has visited this page               \n”
+”                              “+visit+”\n”
+”                          time(s).”+”\n”+”\n”
+message);
}
function ResetCounts() {
var expdate = new Date();
expdate.setTime(expdate.getTime() +  (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 * 365));
visit = 0;
SetCookie(”visit”, visit, expdate , “/”, null, false);
history.go(0);
}
// End –>
</Script>

insert this into the body section

<FORM>
<CENTER>
<INPUT NAME=”update” TYPE=”BUTTON” VALUE=”Revisit  Page” OnClick=”history.go(0)”>
<INPUT NAME=”reset” TYPE=”BUTTON” VALUE=”Reset Counter” OnClick=”ResetCounts()”>
</CENTER>
</FORM>

modify the <body> tag

<BODY onload=”DisplayInfo()”>