Is it possible to do conversion tracking inside/with a PHP redirect?

Kelly Verge · 01-09-2009, 10:47 AM

I usually use the following type of url:

Code:

http://mysite.com/link/product/

...which points to a folder with a simple PHP redirect like this:

Code:

<?php
header( 'Location: http://cb_nick.cb_product.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=source1' ) ;
?>

Is it possible to do any type of stat counting within this type of redirect? I'm playing with a split test idea, and this would be very helpful.

aGor · 01-09-2009, 11:21 AM

Yeah, you can track how many times the site has been visited (how many who have clicked the link)

<?php
$filename = "stats.txt";
$clicks = file_get_contents($filename);
$clicks++;
$fp = fopen($filename, "w");
fwrite($fp, $clicks);
fclose($fp);

header("Location: put-your-url-here");
?>

Create a file named stats.txt and upload it to the same folder as this script, then CHMOD it to 777, and then your set!

Hope this was helpful!

EDIT: I forgot to mention that the number of times the link has been clicked is recorded in stats.txt

Vesson · 01-22-2009, 12:29 AM

I've got the same question, and I use the exact same technique as you, Kelly.

Given clickbank already tells us how many hops we get & we can use tids to work out where they came from, I think we need to use 301 or 302 redirects, which I'm trying to work out right now in cpanel!

I'll let you know how I go... but at the moment I think i'm gonna do this:

1. Create a new page to replace the direct .php link. I'll call it /recommends/product1.html
2. Put the google website optimizer code in that html file.
3. Set a redirect from /recommends/product1.html (not sure which type?) to /recommends/product1.php, which sends them along to the aff sales page.

Anyone actually know what they're talking about? I sure don't... :-)

snidge · 01-22-2009, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kelly Verge

I usually use the following type of url:

Code:

http://mysite.com/link/product/

...which points to a folder with a simple PHP redirect like this:

Code:

<?php
header( 'Location: http://cb_nick.cb_product.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=source1' ) ;
?>

Is it possible to do any type of stat counting within this type of redirect? I'm playing with a split test idea, and this would be very helpful.

I'm not sure if they brought it back yet but Firefox left out the header Location in one of their releases a few years back. I have avoided using that since and went with boring HTML redirects.

Just wanted to bring that up in case it's still a problem and you are losing sales because of this silly mistake.

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01-22-2009, 12:29 AM	#3
Vesson Warrior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: , , Australia. Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Is it possible to do conversion tracking inside/with a PHP redirect? I've got the same question, and I use the exact same technique as you, Kelly. Given clickbank already tells us how many hops we get & we can use tids to work out where they came from, I think we need to use 301 or 302 redirects, which I'm trying to work out right now in cpanel! I'll let you know how I go... but at the moment I think i'm gonna do this: 1. Create a new page to replace the direct .php link. I'll call it /recommends/product1.html 2. Put the google website optimizer code in that html file. 3. Set a redirect from /recommends/product1.html (not sure which type?) to /recommends/product1.php, which sends them along to the aff sales page. Anyone actually know what they're talking about? I sure don't... :-)