diff --git a/database/migrations/2023_05_06_082705_add_counter_to_shortlinks_table.php b/database/migrations/2023_05_06_082705_add_counter_to_shortlinks_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0a2cd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2023_05_06_082705_add_counter_to_shortlinks_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('shortlinks', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->bigInteger('used')->default(0);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('shortlinks', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            //
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/public/shortlink.php b/public/shortlink.php
index cdb28f7..8212219 100644
--- a/public/shortlink.php
+++ b/public/shortlink.php
@@ -24,17 +24,20 @@ $code = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
 $code = trim($code, '/');
 
 // lookup code in database
-$sql = "SELECT url FROM shortlinks WHERE code = '$code'";
+$sql = "SELECT url, used FROM shortlinks WHERE code = '$code'";
 $result = $conn->query($sql);
 
-// if code is found, redirect to URL
+// if code is found, redirect to URL and update 'used' column
 if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
     $row = $result->fetch_assoc();
     $url = $row["url"];
+    $used = $row["used"] + 1;
+    $updateSql = "UPDATE shortlinks SET used = $used WHERE code = '$code'";
+    $conn->query($updateSql);
     header("Location: " . $url);
     exit();
 } else {
     // if code is not found, redirect to default URL
     header("Location: https://www.stemmechanics.com.au/");
     exit();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}