--- 300.statistics.orig	2011-09-06 14:30:53.572040919 +0900
+++ 300.statistics	2011-09-06 14:32:56.860042305 +0900
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 
 
 	# Make the request	
-	string_length=`echo ${query_string} | wc -m` 
+	string_length=`echo ${query_string} | wc -m | sed 's/^ *//'`
 	string_length=`expr ${string_length} - 1`
 
 	echo "POST ${url_prefix}/scripts/report_ports.php HTTP/1.0