adding hit counter

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the code is javascript, and part of the code is showing at the footer

Ok sure the file you need to look at is themes/templates/footer.php

Add the javascript before the </footer> tag.

thanks Fanagree!

there is not </footer> in there

Then before...

[syntaxhighlighter brush=php,first-line=1,highlight=0,collapse=false,html-script=false]echo "</body>\n</html>\n";[/syntaxhighlighter]

Like this...

[syntaxhighlighter brush=php,first-line=1,highlight=0,collapse=false,html-script=false]echo"<--YOUR HITS COUNTER --->";
echo "</body>\n</html>\n";[/syntaxhighlighter]

getting this error:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ',' or ';' in /home/mysite/public_html/themes/templates/footer.php on line 25

Either insert the JavaScript-code like this:
[syntaxhighlighter brush=php,first-line=1,highlight=0,collapse=false,html-script=false]?>
<--YOUR HITS COUNTER --->
<?php
echo "</body>\n</html>\n";[/syntaxhighlighter]
- or else convert the JavaScript-code to PHP-Code and do what @FC told you.

here is the code:

<!-- Start of Counter Code -->
<script type="text/javascript">
var sc_project=6653259;
var sc_invisible=1;
var sc_security="748e39d7";
</script>

<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://www.counter.com/counter/counter.js"></script><noscript><div
class="counter"><a title="visit tracker on tumblr"
href="http://counter.com/tumblr/" target="_blank"><img
class="counter"
src="http://c.counter.com/6653259/0/748e39d7/1/"
alt="visit tracker on tumblr" ></a></div></noscript>
<!-- End of Counter Code -->

Look up.. ;)

[syntaxhighlighter brush=php,first-line=1,highlight=0,collapse=false,html-script=false]echo"<!-- Start of Counter Code -->
<script type='text/javascript'>
var sc_project=6653259;
var sc_invisible=1;
var sc_security='748e39d7';
</script>

<script type='text/javascript'
src='http://www.counter.com/counter/counter.js'></script><noscript><div
class='counter'><a title='visit tracker on tumblr'
href='http://counter.com/tumblr/' target='_blank'><img
class='counter'
src='http://c.counter.com/6653259/0/748e39d7/1/'
alt='visit tracker on tumblr' ></a></div></noscript>
<!-- End of Counter Code -->\n";
echo "</body>\n</html>\n";[/syntaxhighlighter]

I put exactly as you have here FC and still get parse error on line 26. which is line 2 above.

Thanks Smokeman your code worked! ;)

$59 for a counter? :o

Why don't you use the file which is made for footer includes?

INCLUDES/footer_includes.php, no need to edit the theme/templates/footer.php because at the next update your changes are gone!

Comply!

As the Master Coders posted above ;) , I also want to say that you have to use single Quotes (') in any extra HTML code you are adding...

Is there no add_to_footer function??