SQL queries for counter web visits per day, month, year and totals

Let us understand how to form the query to find the number of web visits per day, per month, per year, and the total in MySQL:

Note: We assume we have created a database named ‘DBNAME’ and a table named ‘tableName’.

Let us see the MySQL query which can be used to get the web visits per day, month, year and totals −

Query

SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT ip)
FROM tableName
WHERE create_at >= LAST_DAY(NOW()) + INTERVAL 1 DAY - INTERVAL 1 MONTH
AND create_at < LAST_DAY(NOW()) + INTERVAL 1 DAY

The above query searches through a range of DATETIME values by beginning from the present month and searching upto, and until, but without including the beginning of the next month.

Next, a compound covering index on the (create_at, ip) is created. The above query will give the count of the web visits per day, per month, per year.

MySQL can scan the index range which it requires.

Note: The above query works fine for TIMESTAMP data too.