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hex74726176
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Posted: 03/04/2006 11:14 pm
Hi all,
I want to track how many people are clicking on links to external websites.
I understand a good way to do this is by setting up redirect files and have them go via them. Then I can track the clicks through google analytics or whatever.
I've researched various forums and found response.redirect should do the trick.
I wrote (stole) the following code which is the entire code for a file I've called redirect.asp
I then linked to redirect.asp using a standard method
| CODE: | | <a href="http://www.mydomain.com/redirect/redirect.asp">external link</a> |
I checked my server and get the following error
[Sat Mar 04 23:56:33 2006] [error] [asp] [15456] [debug] String found where operator expected at (eval 36) line 7, near "Redirect "http://www.google.com"" <-->
[Sat Mar 04 23:56:33 2006] [error] [asp] [15456] [debug] t(Do you need to predeclare Redirect?) <-->
[Sat Mar 04 23:56:33 2006] [error] [asp] [15456] [error] error compiling redirect.asp: Can't modify concatenation (.) or string in scalar assignment at (eval 36) line
What am I doing wrong?
Please help,
Thanks Travis
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Dinkar
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Posted: 03/05/2006 11:23 am
delete all HTML and try again.
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hex74726176
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Posted: 03/05/2006 11:21 pm
What do you mean? Delete the file and create a new one? I've tried both a .asp file and a .htm file and neither have worked.
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g1smd
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Posted: 03/06/2006 04:05 am
The Header that you are trying to output is the HTTP header.
The HTTP header goes ABOVE any HTML on a page (just like the To and From header in an email is above the message body itself).
So, delete all the HTML code you have there, and leave just the ASP code as that is all you need.
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hex74726176
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Posted: 03/06/2006 08:39 pm
Hi,
Thanks for your suggestions but it appears not to be the problem.
I had it back to the basics before and it didn't work then. I've tried just
With and without a Semicolon at the end.
and also
I've just tried those again and it still doesn't work. The error I am getting in my browser is
"Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request."
The details from my log are the same as above.
I've recently obtained a Virtual Dedicated Server and I'm still trying to get to grips with it all. But according to my settings in Plesk I have Apache ASP Support for this domain.
I'm thinking now it must be an error in how Apache is installed on my server. What does Apache ASP support actually mean? Is it a programming language compiler that needs to be installed on the server to run asp code?
Is there a simple html equivalent that I can use?
Apologies for my perhaps stupid questions but I'm fairly new to web related programming and servers.
Thanks
Travis
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Dinkar
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Posted: 03/06/2006 10:22 pm
It is somehow related with file/folder permission. Check your hosting control panel for similar option. You need to allow script access permission or something similar.
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Prowler
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Posted: 03/06/2006 11:15 pm
Some times it could be the implementation. Try this:
This code needs to be at the top of the page as the server sends out a 302 redirection.
As your server is Apache, why do you restrict yourself to the non-native ASP code for this server ?
You could try PHP or a CGI script which will write out a log file in addition to doing the redirection.
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Dinkar
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Posted: 03/06/2006 11:29 pm
Yep, I missed that damn ().
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hex74726176
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Posted: 03/07/2006 03:54 am
As your server is Apache, why do you restrict yourself to the non-native ASP code for this server ?
You could try PHP or a CGI script which will write out a log file in addition to doing the redirection.
The simple answer to this is I'm an idiot and I don't know what the frak I am doing.
I chased it up with my service provider and they told me I don't have asp support (even though there's a tickbox to suggest I have it).
I've created a php file with the code
and it works fine.
Thanks a lot for your help.
Travis
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g1smd
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Posted: 03/07/2006 06:05 pm
That code is for a 302 redirect. You do not want that.
You need to add another line that says it is a 301 redirect.
The 302 redirect will cause you a lot of problems in Google.
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hex74726176
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Posted: 03/07/2006 07:03 pm
OK thanks,
I changed it to
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hex74726176
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Posted: 03/09/2006 05:01 pm
Google Analytics specific solution.
Hi,
Here's a final solution for those who come across the same problem.
I was still having problems since using Google Analytics you need to add a small piece of script at the bottom of each page to be tracked.
Where the X's indicate your account number. Doing a 301 redirect this script never gets to be read.
The solution of tracking outbound links doesn't involve redirects at all.
Here's the solution.
Google Analytics: - How do I track clicks on outbound links?
Cheers,
Travis
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