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theophilus
July 8th, 2006, 02:40 AM
Is there a difference between "http://XXXX.PRODUCT.hop.clickbank.net" :confused: and "http://PRODUCT.com/?=XXXX"
loop
July 19th, 2006, 04:32 AM
yes it's.
first is subdomen and second is php variable ;)
SinoMan
July 19th, 2006, 12:31 PM
yes it's.
first is subdomen and second is php variable ;)

LOL nice one.
Jake
July 19th, 2006, 02:40 PM
I am not that familiar with Clickbank but from a programmers point of view...

Unless the merchant has set up support (Code) for using the format:

"http://PRODUCT.com/?id=XXXX"

Then it will NOT track nor do anything of use. Passing variables in the url is not limited to PHP.
Masters
July 22nd, 2006, 10:34 PM
I'd stick with the hop.clickbank links
alvintan
July 25th, 2006, 07:36 AM
If I remember correctly, the one with the ?=XXXX is the older format and is deprecated. Stick to the normal one as per the post above.
Caydel
July 25th, 2006, 08:11 AM
It's not deprecated. It just doesn't track. The reason the affiliate ID is sent via a variable nowadays is if the vendor wishes to create some type of statistics-tracking. CB now sens al information as a cookie...
SinoMan
July 25th, 2006, 01:12 PM
It's not deprecated. It just doesn't track. The reason the affiliate ID is sent via a variable nowadays is if the vendor wishes to create some type of statistics-tracking. CB now sens al information as a cookie...

Agreed.
Miles Baker
July 25th, 2006, 01:39 PM
The first link sets the cookie, the second link doesn't set the ClickBank cookie.
wishmaster22
September 1st, 2006, 05:44 PM
I have a question. I use a cgi script to redirect my clickbank products. I am wondering if this my not be tracking correctly.

Here is an example of the type of link that I use.

http://www.mydomainname.com/cgi-bin/cblink.cgi?v=vendorname

Does anyone else use this type script it seems to add my id in the sales page.


Thanks
Caydel
September 1st, 2006, 07:48 PM
I have a question. I use a cgi script to redirect my clickbank products. I am wondering if this my not be tracking correctly.

Here is an example of the type of link that I use.

http://www.mydomainname.com/cgi-bin/cblink.cgi?v=vendorname

Does anyone else use this type script it seems to add my id in the sales page.


Thanks

If it redirects through your http://myid.vendorid.hop.clickbank.net URL, it should work ok...