function hitCounter()
{
  var vCounter = document.getElementById("hitcounter");
  if (vCounter) {
    objHTTP = GetHttpObject();
    if (objHTTP == null)
    {
      return false;
    }
    objHTTP.open("POST",jul_baseurl+"ajax/hitcounter.php",false);
    objHTTP.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
    objHTTP.send("url="+document.location.href);
    vHitCount = objHTTP.responseText;
    if (vHitCount != "") {
      vCounter.innerHTML = "<span class='hits'>Hits:&nbsp;</span><span class='hitcount'>"+vHitCount+"</span>";
    } else {
      vCounter.innerHTML = "<span class='nohitcount'></span>";
    }
  }
  return true;
}