How to count clicks with javascript?

Question

Can I count clicks on links with javascript?

Answer 1

You should count these requests server-side, either straight from the web server logs or from the code that resolves the ?id=1234 to load the actual content.

Don't count requests coming from the page author that you gave the ID to, assuming you have some way to tell (a login, a cookie, an IP address) -- this part would be easier from your code rather than the server logs.