[ PHP ] Track Refering Sites

[Ray]

Below is a useful script that I wrote earlier today. Use it to track refering sites and insert them into the database when the user signs up. Basic PHP Knowledge Required



anypage.php

<?php

if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'])) {     // check if there was a referrer

	$uri = parse_url($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']); 

	if($uri['host'] != "yourdomain.com"){          //Replace with your domain
	    $onvisit = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']; //example www.mail.com/iamatest.php?test=true
	    $onvisitshort = $uri['host']; //example www.mail.com

	     if (empty( $_COOKIE['refererlong'])){  // checks to see if cookie exists, if not sets one
	         setcookie ("refererlong", $onvisit, time()+2592000, "/");  //sets for 30 days
	         setcookie ("referershort", $onvisitshort, time()+2592000, "/");  // sets for 30 days
	     } 
	}
}

?>

Insert the below code into your signup script to insert into a database.

signup.php

<?php
$refererlong = $_COOKIE['refererlong']; // calls long url referer cookie
$referershort = $_COOKIE['referershort']; // calls short url referer cookie

//MySQL Insert Query Goes Here

?>