Tracking Viewing Habits of Website Visitors

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Hello everyone! First time using this service for a question. I hope I am not asking something that has already been answered. I attempted to find an answer to my question with the search engine but i was unable to.

My question is as follows:

Using php, javascript, or anything actually, is it possible for me to track how my users are viewing the pages on my blog/website? Specifically, I want to track the time the user's browser spends reading specific sections of my content on the same page.

For example, it would answer questions such as: How much time did someone spend reading the introduction to my article vs the conclusion? (located on the same page)

Basically, tracking the "eyes" of a web visitor by looking at where the browser is currently scrolled down the page too.

I'm sorry if i'm a bit noob! Thanks for any help with my problem you can provide to me! ^_^

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