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Need help with PHP code for tracking my keywords please

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:31 pm
by shayne54
First of all thanks for the help....

I am attempting to track keywords using php for my google adwords campaign. I found the code to do this, but i am having one problem. I have added the code to my google adwords ad so that it passes the keyword on to my website like this:

http://www.your-landing-page-domain.come/?kw={keywords}

Then I added this code to my webpage to add the keyword to my affiliate url....

<?php $kw = $_GET["kw"]; //get the search keyword user typed ?>
<html>
<body>
<a href=’<?php echo “http://your-affiliate-url?sub=$kw”?>’ >Get Free Widgets Here</a>
</body>
</html>

The issue I'm having and I'm certain its an easy fix for any of you PHP experts is this:
My affiliate link is a little more complex than the example i found and placed on my website. I actually need to include my "TID" to the link like this:

http://your-affiliate-url?tid=1440.0. and then anything after the 1440.0. is used for my tracking purpose. If I dont include the 1440.0. my affiliate doesn't know that the sale came from me :? So, is there a way using PHP to make my url similar to this:

<a href=’<?php echo “http://your-affiliate-url?tid=1440.0.sub=$kw”?>’ >Get Free Widgets Here</a>

Thanks so much for the help!
-Shayne54

Re: Need help with PHP code for tracking my keywords please

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:05 pm
by requinix
So in other words you don't know HTML very well? Not a good thing.

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http://your-affiliate-url?tid=1440.0&sub=$kw

Re: Need help with PHP code for tracking my keywords please

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 6:04 pm
by shayne54
tasairis wrote:So in other words you don't know HTML very well? Not a good thing.

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http://your-affiliate-url?tid=1440.0&sub=$kw
Um, what do you mean by that comment? It has nothing to do with HTML. I am asking for help with PHP. Before I added the PHP keyword tracking my html affiliate code worked perfectly fine. Now it doesn't. Instead of inserting my keyword, at the affiliate site it just shows sub=$kw...
Hopefully someone knowledgeable in the subject can help me out...

Re: Need help with PHP code for tracking my keywords please

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 6:29 pm
by requinix
It sounded like you were asking how to pass the tid and the sub at the same time. Am I wrong?
Hopefully someone knowledgeable in the subject can help me out...
Oh. Thanks. I'll be sure to not take that personally.

Re: Need help with PHP code for tracking my keywords please

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:46 pm
by shayne54
[quote="tasairis"]It sounded like you were asking how to pass the tid and the sub at the same time. Am I wrong?

Yes that is exactly what I am trying to do. Sorry if I came off wrong, I know that I could teach myself PHP and I will when I have more time, but I am currently working on about 5 large products and could just really use a little help with this. Thanks for your time.

Shayne54

Re: Need help with PHP code for tracking my keywords please

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:44 am
by requinix
Well, what I said is how you do it.

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key=value&key=value&key=value&...
Have you tried it and had problems?

Re: Need help with PHP code for tracking my keywords please

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:59 am
by shayne54
Yes, the problem is that it doesn't seem to load the keyword. In other words, its not showing me the keyword when i login to my affiliate site.

Re: Need help with PHP code for tracking my keywords please

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:47 am
by requinix
Either you're not doing quite what I said, or the link you're using isn't correct.

(sigh) What's your code now?

Do whatever you want. Your problem, not mine.

Re: Need help with PHP code for tracking my keywords please

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:04 am
by shayne54
Well, tasaris, its seems almost like your trying to help me, but at the same time your being the worlds biggest DOUCHE. So, nevermind. go back to playing WOW, I will figure this out myself. (SIGH)