Changing Link Codes

[CelticTiger]

It's not really necessary to go as far as using mod_rewrite in your .htaccess

Here's the code I like to use:

PHP Code:

<?php
switch($_GET['id'])
{
case('1'):
$location = 'sponsor url here';
break;
case('2'):
$location = 'sponsor url here';
break;
case('3'):
$location = 'sponsor url here';
break;
default:
echo 'Error: No ID Specified';
exit;
break;
}
header('Location: ' . $location);
?>

Save as links.php or whatever you wish. Using categories like amateur-links.php for your amateur links etc is also helpful in keeping things organized. You can add more links as required by simply adding in :

PHP Code:

case('4'):
$location = 'sponsor url here';
break; 


before the code

PHP Code:

default:
echo 'Error: No ID Specified';
exit;
break; 


Just make sure you change the case numbers.


Upload the file to your server and
now you simply use: "links.php?id=1" ie

http://www.domain.com/links.php?id=1 where the id=1 represents

PHP Code:

case('1'):
$location = 'sponsor url here'; 


Now for example if the sponsor/site in

PHP Code:

case('1'):
$location = 'sponsor url here'; 


is performing badly or the sponsor goes under you can simply change the url to something else and your traffic is rerouted to another site.

Hope this helps.

[Halfdeck]

It's not necessary to use mod rewrite, but I like it I prefer "http://www.domain.com/go/bilfhunter/" over "http://www.domain.com/link.php?id=2" because it slightly improves ranking for the link.php page in G (although granted sponsor tour pages don't really rank well at all usually) and it's more inviting for surfers to click, imo. Of course you can use mouseovers too, but I prefer "http://www.domain.com/visit/bilfhunter/" to show instead of "http://www.bilfhunter.com/."

Also, there's nothing wrong with the switch/case setup, but I have sites that use 2000+ paysite links, and for those, I prefer just having one php file with 2 lines of code.

[mikeyddddd]

When I add a paysite I create an .html page that autorefreshes to that site's URL and I link to that page from galleries, ads, whatever.

If the sponsor or paysite goes away I just delete that page.

I've got the pages in niche directories. The 404 for the niche directory is setup to go to a site running bonuses/contests for signups or is selling well.

So a deleted paysite then gets sent to the "default" niche paysite.

It just takes a few seconds to login to my server and delete the defunct site.