Index: modules/statistics/statistics.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/statistics/statistics.module,v
retrieving revision 1.246
diff -u -F^f -r1.246 statistics.module
--- modules/statistics/statistics.module	26 Nov 2006 02:20:01 -0000	1.246
+++ modules/statistics/statistics.module	29 Dec 2006 21:32:30 -0000
@@ -45,11 +45,18 @@ function statistics_help($section) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Implementation of hook_init().
- *
- * This is where statistics are gathered on page accesses.
+ * Log statistics after page generation is complete. The time to do this
+ * doesn't affect the page generation, it is done after the request is complete
+ * with register_shutdown_function().
  */
 function statistics_init() {
+  register_shutdown_function('_statistics_log');
+}
+
+/**
+ * This is where statistics are gathered on page accesses.
+ */
+function _statistics_log() {
   global $user, $recent_activity;
 
   drupal_bootstrap(DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_PATH);