Advice on building our affiliate program

DRC · 2008-12-10, 07:09 AM

Thanks for the samples UW.

So, to recap the technique:

1- Pass the ccbill affiliate ID as a cgi variable to a gallerie page ( using the ? marquer in the URL ). The gallerie page must have the capabality of generating code on the fly. ( PHP, Perl etc )

2- Get the page to generate the display page with site links using the ccbill main site referral URL

As you mention in a previous post it is quite simple.
I will talk to our web dev guy to explain the technique to him. (or I may do it myself since he is really bussy those days)

Thanks again.

BTW: ".nsf" is for IBM-Lotus databases format

DRC · 2008-12-10, 08:42 AM

UW

Yes I'm going to take you up on your offer.

Seems that I will be the one doing it so, yes, if you could send me a sample of the code.

I assume it is PHP. This is fine since many parts of the site are already build in PHP.

Thanks again.

Useless · 2008-12-10, 09:00 AM

DRC and Maya - you each have a PM with a download link.

DRC - yeah, the form, which doesn't need to be used by the way, is very basic PHP. The user submits his/her ID, the script embedded in the form page fetches that ID from the new URL formed when the submit button is pressed.

Like I said, if you'd rather not tamper with your current FHG list by trying to add the form, you don't have to. As long as you do the minor editing to each gallery and add a couple of lines to your .htaccess file (I tell you about that in the readme file) your galleries will carry the affiliate ID.

DRC · 2008-12-10, 09:21 AM

Many thanks UW

I was not aware that you could get a html page to resolve some PHP code. That's really great! Did I mentioned that my coding days are way pass. (I'm old enough to remember when livescript was the flavor of the week and cobol programming was considered a wise career choice)

Anyway, I will do the changes to the galleries files, create/modify the FHG list page and change the .htaccess .

I will let you know when it is done.

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Winston Churchill

2008-12-10, 07:09 AM	#1
DRC Rock stars ... is there anything they don't know? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 13	Thanks for the samples UW. So, to recap the technique: 1- Pass the ccbill affiliate ID as a cgi variable to a gallerie page ( using the ? marquer in the URL ). The gallerie page must have the capabality of generating code on the fly. ( PHP, Perl etc ) 2- Get the page to generate the display page with site links using the ccbill main site referral URL As you mention in a previous post it is quite simple. I will talk to our web dev guy to explain the technique to him. (or I may do it myself since he is really bussy those days) Thanks again. BTW: ".nsf" is for IBM-Lotus databases format __________________

2008-12-10, 08:42 AM	#2
DRC Rock stars ... is there anything they don't know? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 13	UW Yes I'm going to take you up on your offer. Seems that I will be the one doing it so, yes, if you could send me a sample of the code. I assume it is PHP. This is fine since many parts of the site are already build in PHP. Thanks again. __________________

2008-12-10, 09:00 AM	#3
Useless Certified Nice Person Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dirty Undies, NY Posts: 11,268	DRC and Maya - you each have a PM with a download link. DRC - yeah, the form, which doesn't need to be used by the way, is very basic PHP. The user submits his/her ID, the script embedded in the form page fetches that ID from the new URL formed when the submit button is pressed. Like I said, if you'd rather not tamper with your current FHG list by trying to add the form, you don't have to. As long as you do the minor editing to each gallery and add a couple of lines to your .htaccess file (I tell you about that in the readme file) your galleries will carry the affiliate ID. __________________ Click here to purchase a bridge I'm selling.

2008-12-10, 09:21 AM	#4
DRC Rock stars ... is there anything they don't know? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 13	Many thanks UW I was not aware that you could get a html page to resolve some PHP code. That's really great! Did I mentioned that my coding days are way pass. (I'm old enough to remember when livescript was the flavor of the week and cobol programming was considered a wise career choice) Anyway, I will do the changes to the galleries files, create/modify the FHG list page and change the .htaccess . I will let you know when it is done. "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Winston Churchill __________________

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