track clicking source to my site

[RT]

I would like to start offering an "Affiliate" program on my website.
Can anyone offer a script that I can use to track clicking to my site
from an affiliate's link?

 

[Lee]

RT said:

I would like to start offering an "Affiliate" program on my website.
Can anyone offer a script that I can use to track clicking to my site
from an affiliate's link?

No. You don't want to use a script for that, particularly not
client-side scripting. You check your server logs.

 

[RT]

Thanks Lee! I'm new at this...What would be the best way to give the
sending site the proper credit? Thanks again - RT

 

[kaeli]

Thanks Lee! I'm new at this...What would be the best way to give the
sending site the proper credit? Thanks again - RT

Most sites who have affiliates have ids for each site. A server-side
program grabs the affilate from the link and processes it, usually with
databases and other cool stuff that is totally OT here.

Check out amazon.com affiliate stuff - everyone has a link with their
own id in it. See my WildAtHeart site in my sig below for an example.

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[Michael Hall]

client side scripting won't work well because it will be browser
dependent.
the best thing is to use a cgi script or join a paid tracking site or
of course battle with the hosts log file.