Download Count on ordinary file in drupal 7?

Question

I want to get download count for simple file which i have added in page by 'a href' tag.

File is pdf file.

I have already tried download-count module. but no result.

File is added by a href tag in one of the template.

Answer 1

1. Create a database table to store the data (Probably 2 columns are all you'll need fid and download_count).

2. Make sure that your files is saved as private files.

3. Create a custom module and implement hook_file_download(), inside this hook implementation write the code to add/update the file download count.