Static in that it isn't coded on the fly. The forum doesn't "exist" as HTML documents - they are assembled and coded by the forum software when you click a thread. Your website is more traditional in that it is an HTML document you or your developer has written and it exists on the server as a editable file. The type of page you are trying to track has an effect on what sort of counter you'd have to use. For instance, those two counters suggested would not work at all for say, this thread that you and I are discussing on.
Now your webhost company should be able to provide you quite detailed statistics about page views, location, etc. without you doing much of anything. Usually accessable through the control panel of your host site or by asking someone at the company.
Ron
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