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[HELP] PHP scripts for redirecting purpose

by Raiser
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Hi

I want to send visitors to 5 different squeeze pages using some kind of php redirect.

This means that when Visitor A come via URL, automatically he will be redirected to URL1 and the next visitor will be re-directed to URL1.

So, Visitors Click on the link and sequentially each will be directed to different squeeze pages.

Let say I have 5 visitors who click through the link, so:

visitor 1 -> URL1,
visitor 2 -> URL2,
visitor 3 -> URL3,
visitor 4 -> URL4,
visitor 5 -> URL5,
visitor 6 -> URL1,

and so on....

Can someone teach me how to do this using PHP re-direct? Thanks...
#php #purpose #redirecting #scripts
  • Profile picture of the author kaido
    Ok this should work

    <?php

    $links = array("URL1", "URL2", "URL3", "URL4", "URL5");

    $hits = @file_get_contents("hits.txt");

    $fh = fopen("hits.txt", "w");

    if($hits >= count($links))
    {
    $hits = 0;
    fputs($fh, $hits);
    }
    else
    {
    $newhit = $hits + 1;
    fputs($fh, $newhit);
    }

    fclose($fh);

    header("Location: ".$links[$hits]);

    ?>
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    • Profile picture of the author Raiser
      Originally Posted by kaido View Post

      Ok this should work

      <?php

      = array("URL1", "URL2", "URL3", "URL4", "URL5");

      = @file_get_contents("hits.txt");

      = fopen("hits.txt", "w");

      if( >= count())
      {
      = 0;
      fputs(, );
      }
      else
      {
      = + 1;
      fputs(, );
      }

      fclose();

      header("Location: ".);

      ?>
      When I did the above, re-direction did not take place, and the browser showed:

      = count($links)) { $hits = 0; fputs($fh, $hits); } else { $newhit = $hits + 1; fputs($fh, $newhit); } fclose($fh); header("Location: ".$links[$hits]); ?>

      Not sure why it didn't work. :confused:

      My questions:

      Do I have to create a dummy file hit.txt and upload to same directory?
      Am I suppose to replace the URL1, URL2, URL3, URL4, URL5 with where I want to redirect to and keep everything else intact?

      Thanks to advise.
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  • Profile picture of the author omerbsh
    if you want redirect to different page
    <?php
    header("Location:your address here");
    ?>
    you can do this random with PHP RAND (google it)
    do something like this
    PHP Code:
    <?php
    =rand(1,5);
    if(==    1){
    =    "your address";
    }
    if(==    2){
    =    "another address";
    }
    //you need to continue ...
    echo "<a href="">click here</a>";
    ?>
    good luck!!!
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    • Profile picture of the author Raiser
      Originally Posted by omerbsh View Post

      if you want redirect to different page
      <?php
      header("Location:your address here");
      ?>
      you can do this random with PHP RAND (google it)
      do something like this
      PHP Code:
      <?php
      =rand(1,5);
      if(==      1){
      =      "your address";
      }
      if(==      2){
      =      "another address";
      }
      //you need to continue ...
      echo "<a href="">click here</a>";
      ?>
      good luck!!!
      Sorry, I'm a little slow. Don't really understand what you mean. Am not a techie at all.. :p Can you make it idiot proof, please?
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  • Profile picture of the author kaido
    Heh there seems to be problems with warrior forum php insertion compare this code with my edited post and youll see difference. Grab edited code from my first post and it should work.

    hits.txt will be generated automatically
    and yes replace UR1, URL2 and so on with your desired links. You can add them as much as you wish
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    • Profile picture of the author Raiser
      Originally Posted by kaido View Post

      Heh there seems to be problems with warrior forum php insertion compare this code with my edited post and youll see difference. Grab edited code from my first post and it should work.

      hits.txt will be generated automatically
      and yes replace UR1, URL2 and so on with your desired links. You can add them as much as you wish
      @kaido

      Thanks for reply. Still having the same problem. :confused:

      No redirection happen. Only the following is displayed in the browser:

      = count($links)) { $hits = 0; fputs($fh, $hits); } else { $newhit = $hits + 1; fputs($fh, $newhit); } fclose($fh); header("Location: ".$links[$hits]); ?>
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      • Profile picture of the author kaido
        Ok attached it as file try this just tested works perfectly
        Sorry cannot attach it as file so i uploaded it to rapidshare
        https://rapidshare.com/files/459952282/redir.zip
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        • Profile picture of the author Raiser
          Originally Posted by kaido View Post

          Ok attached it as file try this just tested works perfectly
          @Kaido, you do mean to copy the code in your first post, change the URL to the one i want to direct. Next save as file with .html and upload to root directory.

          With this, when I type in browser http://www.mydomain.com/redirect.html, it should work?

          Appreciate your patient. I really not good with all these coding stuff. But I need this to split test my squeeze page.
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  • Profile picture of the author kaido
    Its php file so if you will rename it to "redirect"
    then you should access it as http://www.mydomain.com/redirect.php
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    • Profile picture of the author Raiser
      Originally Posted by kaido View Post

      Its php file so if you will rename it to "redirect"
      then you should access it as http://www.mydomain.com/redirect.php
      @Kaido,

      Oops! :p Sorry. I'm dumb. Let me try it with the file you have provide. I really appreciate your kind help. Have been trying to solve this for 4 days now
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      • Profile picture of the author Raiser
        @Kaido!

        Yes it works!! But I encountered another problem.

        When i hit refresh, it cycled through the different squeeze pages expect that when it went back to the first, it was showed 2 times. Here's what I mean:

        Squeeze Page 1
        Squeeze Page 2
        Squeeze Page 3
        Squeeze Page 4
        Squeeze Page 5
        Squeeze Page 1
        Squeeze Page 1
        Squeeze Page 2
        Squeeze Page 3 and so on. Notice when it went back to 1st page, it was refreshed 2 times.


        Do you know how to build a counter in the process so that I know each page is directed to how many times?

        Also, how do I reset the process so that it starts from the first squeeze page when I launch it? Can you educate me on this, pls?
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        • Profile picture of the author kaido
          Ok here's an basic one with counter.
          It will create an text file for every link. Named as link0.txt, link1.txt and so on
          Number in those files shows you how many times your specific lik has redirected. File names are in that order in which you'll put your links into array.

          Also that double redir is fixed now
          You can reset it to start from the beginning by editing file hits.txt by setting it contents to number 0

          https://rapidshare.com/files/459963058/redir.zip
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  • Profile picture of the author zvendor
    Are you trying to do a split test? If so why don't you just use Google Website Optimizer to do your split testing for you? It's easier and it works better with Google Analytics.
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  • Profile picture of the author kaido
    Ok i made an script for you for easier managment.
    https://rapidshare.com/files/459979661/redir.zip

    Basically you can add and remove websites from it by logging in from admin/index.php
    username as "user" and password is "pass" you can change them from conf/config.php
    also it displays how many hits specific link has got.

    Happy redirecting
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    • Profile picture of the author Raiser
      Originally Posted by kaido View Post

      Ok i made an script for you for easier managment.
      https://rapidshare.com/files/459979661/redir.zip

      Basically you can add and remove websites from it by logging in from admin/index.php
      username as "user" and password is "pass" you can change them from conf/config.php
      also it displays how many hits specific link has got.

      Happy redirecting
      AWESOME! Thanks Kaido. You are SUCH a great help - honestly. Let me try out the new solution and give you some feedback. I'm really lost without a solution. If I can put another few thanks under your belt, I would. For now let me get you a drink of your choice => cU

      Originally Posted by zvendor

      Are you trying to do a split test? If so why don't you just use Google Website Optimizer to do your split testing for you? It's easier and it works better with Google Analytics.
      Yes, I'm trying to split test the opt in pages. The original plan was to use Google Website Optimizer, and I tried getting it to work. However, for some reason, I can't get the scripts into the <head></head>. Tried several plugins including HiFi and GWO4WP. None work. It could be the theme I'm using. I'm on multi stream theme. Would be glad if you can teach me how to make it work... :p
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      • Profile picture of the author Raiser
        YES! It's working fine now Kaido! Thanks a million for your kind help!
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  • Profile picture of the author kaido
    No problem
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