Incrementing visitors without API

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So I have a download script that I want to track who downloads, and it goes something like this:


// Download stuff
// ...

// Piwik
ob_start();

$pageTitle = '{Download "' . $filename .'"}';
if ( $hotlinked )
{
	$pageTitle = 'HOTLINKED -> ' . $pageTitle;
}

$piwikId = /* ... */;

require_once( 'PiwikTracker.php' );
PiwikTracker::$URL = "__________";
$piwik = new PiwikTracker( $piwikId );
$response = $piwik->doTrackPageView( $pageTitle );

ob_end_clean();

However, if I understand correctly this creates a new HTTP request (which has become a problem recently). Since the stats and the download script are on the same server, I figure this can be done better. How would I go about doing this?

I would like to mention that I’m still on Piwik 1.12, since I was unsure how to when 2.0 was first released. I don’t mind upgrading if I need to.