How to preserve referrer url when redirecting with php to affiliate site

**mce** · 03-23-2017, 01:05 PM

I'd love to see the answer too. Here's a bump for you, my man.

**Klen** · 03-23-2017, 01:29 PM

Hmm that should do the job, could be simply how program stats are broken or they have multiple redirects which deletes original refferer so you cant do shit with it. Ask sponsor for tracking id, where you would put your refferer url.

**Cyber Fucker** · 03-23-2017, 02:09 PM

Nah, that's not the sponsor thing I think, at least not a single case, I could be wrong though. I tested on a few. I think it's just the way php and web browsers work, same with javascript, it would not pass the referrer. But server redirection on the other hand like in htaccess would. I believe though there must be some way to trick browsers with php to pass it. Reading stackexchange at the moment, but the more I read the more mess is in my head and it's already suffering tonight from a headache.

So I have thought, that perhaps someone here done it before and will save me a bit of time and struggle.

**Bladewire** · 03-23-2017, 03:01 PM

Code:

<?php
 
$redirect_page = "https://www.example.com/page-two.php";
 
if($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']){
 
$query_sign = "?";
 
}else{
 
$query_sign = "";
 
}
 
header("Location: $redirect_page.$query_sign".$_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'], true, 301);
 
exit;
 
?>

**sarettah** · 03-23-2017, 07:54 PM

Originally posted by Cyber Fucker

Gfy techs help!

I made a page with simple redirection, something similar to:

Code:

header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently");
header("Location: $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']", true, 301);
exit;

It works as intended, but I can't see the referring url in affiliate programs stats.

Easiest way I know is to do a HTML Meta refresh. The referer gets passed that way.

Code:

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=page_to_go_too">

So, if you are doing it via php, something like this:

Code:

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=<?php echo $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']; ?>"> 
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

**Bladewire** · 03-23-2017, 08:38 PM

Originally posted by sarettah

Code:

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=<?php echo $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']; ?>"> 
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

**Paz** · 03-24-2017, 03:54 AM

Originally posted by Cyber Fucker

It works as intended, but I can't see the referring url in affiliate programs stats.

Some good suggestions already, also if you are redirecting from https to http you won't pass the referrer plus some browser settings and devices don't pass referrer as well.

**freecartoonporn** · 03-24-2017, 05:06 AM

Originally posted by Bladewire

**sarettah** · 03-24-2017, 06:48 AM

Originally posted by Bladewire

Originally posted by freecartoonporn

Is there a problem with my solution? Or am I mis-interpreting something?

Proof of concept:

http://www.hatterasdesigns.com/testr...test_redir.php

Code:

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=<?php echo $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']; ?>"> 
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

The madspiders.com page simply echoes the referer

Code:

<?php
echo "referer is " . $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
?>

.

**woj** · 03-24-2017, 06:55 AM

you are supposed to do the opposite (hide the referer), so the sponsor doesn't steal your traffic sources/methods/etc...

**Cyber Fucker** · 03-24-2017, 07:00 AM

Originally posted by woj

you are supposed to do the opposite (hide the referer), so the sponsor doesn't steal your traffic sources/methods/etc...

Maybe you are right. I was thinking about it. All in all I got details on my end in my own logs (that was the whole purpose of this redirection page, so that programs don't cheat me on the actual numbers) and also there are campaign tools in most programs that can shed some light on the question where the traffic comes from. So yeah, maybe you are right.

**Bladewire** · 03-24-2017, 01:39 PM

Originally posted by sarettah

Is there a problem with my solution? Or am I mis-interpreting something?

I was complimenting you on the clean code Sarettah! Line 3 specifically

**shake** · 03-24-2017, 02:16 PM

Originally posted by woj

you are supposed to do the opposite (hide the referer), so the sponsor doesn't steal your traffic sources/methods/etc...

I used to always re-direct through a fake tgp to show sponsors a legit looking referer.

**sarettah** · 03-24-2017, 03:52 PM

Originally posted by Bladewire

I was complimenting you on the clean code Sarettah! Line 3 specifically

Ok, I wasn't sure how to take it. Sorry about that.

.

**freecartoonporn** · 03-24-2017, 09:21 PM

Originally posted by sarettah

Is there a problem with my solution? Or am I mis-interpreting something?

i

about the GIF.

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