need help converting asp to php

macruddace

I am trying to convert an asp script to php with no luck whatsoever.. Would be really grateful for some advice. It's a redirect script for an affiliate program that offers link popularity for my site instead of my cart host.

This is the originall link:

http://www.aitsafe.com/go.htm?go=www.yourdomain.com&afid=XXXXX

This is the link when using the script:
http://www.yourwebsite.com/tracker.asp?affiliate=XXXXX

or:
http://www.yourwebsite.com/tracker.asp?affiliate=XXXXX&target=www.mysite.com/document.html

The script:

<%
'LOG AFFILIATE ID TO SESSION
Session("afid") = trim(request("affiliate"))

'DEFAULT TARGET URL
dim strtarget
if trim(request("target")) = "" then
strtarget = "www.yourdomain.com"
else
strtarget = trim(request("target"))
end if

'REDIRECT TO AFFIALITE TRACKER PROGRAM
response.redirect "http://www.aitsafe.com/go.htm?go=" & strtarget &"&afid=" & trim(request("affiliate"))

Again any help would be much appreciated.

Thankyou in advance.

martin

rehfeld

i dont know asp, but it looks pretty striaghtforward.

<?php

$affiliate = trim($_GET['affiliate']);
$strtarget = trim($_GET['target']);


session_start():

$_SESSION['afid'] = $affiliate;


if ($strtarget == '') {
    $strtarget = 'www.foo.com';
}

header('Location: http://www.aitsafe.com/go.htm?go=' . $strtarget . '&afid=' . $affiliate);




?>

Gasolene

i got the same as the above

bretticus

I do know ASP and it looks great 😉

Please beware, the original ASP coder used Request("some_var") which is the equivalent of using $_REQUEST['some_var'] in PHP. In other words a bad practice in both languages 😉

In ASP however, this can be extended to include sesson variables, server variables, and so on (very bad practice)...SO, please note that $_GET['some_var'] is the equivalent of Request.QueryString("some_var").

UPDATE.

Okay, now that I looked at the URL examples, it's clear to see that the script looks for GET variables. I did want to rant on about Request() so mission acomplished 😉

rehfeld

heh, i learned some asp today :p

macruddace

Thanks guys it works a treat!
Had to change Session_start() : to Session_start() ;

Just a quick question about this script.

The original script was designed to enable link populatriy using an affialiate scheme . Does this script actually allow for pagerank to be passed using

http://www.yourwebsite.com/tracker.asp?affiliate=XXXXX

I have read that google will not pass pagerank through urls with"?" in them. Even if I was to use ModRewrite
the link would be something like

http://www.yoursite.com/afidXXXXX.htm

The link is pointing to a page that doesnt exist so even if pagerank was passed it wouldnt be to my homepage or would it?

Again thanks in advance.

martin