Blank referrer showing up in single meta??

[stoaf88]

I am using a plain meta refresh so it should show the referrer. Here is the code:

<META http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL=http://www.afflink.com">

Anyway I have gone to the pages a few times and when I check my cpa accounts it shows as no referrer.

What am I doing wrong? I want the referrer to show.

 

[zone69]

I am using a plain meta refresh so it should show the referrer. Here is the code:

<META http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL=http://www.afflink.com">

Anyway I have gone to the pages a few times and when I check my cpa accounts it shows as no referrer.

What am I doing wrong? I want the referrer to show.

In most cases the META REFRESH will blank the referrer. Are you trying to not blank the referrer?

 

[stoaf88]

I want the referrer to show.

I thought only a double meta will blank referrer.

 

[gimme4free]

This is what a meta refresh does, it blsanks the referrer.

A double meta refresh =
metarefresh.php --> check.php

metarefresh.php Meta Refreshes to check.php

check.php makes sure that the referring URL is blank and then Meta Refreshes to the link that you choose to link to.

If you want to show the referrer then use a simple PHP header redirect like the following:

<?php
header('Location: http://www.afflink.com/');
?>

 

[stoaf88]

@gimmie4free

I am using a single refresh not a double meta, so it should show referrer.

What is the code for a php header redirect?

 

[zone69]

@gimmie4free

I am using a single refresh not a double meta, so it should show referrer.

What is the code for a php header redirect?

the second meta refresh is just to check that the referrer is indeed blank. Its the 1st one that blanks the referrer.

gimme4free has provided a php header redirect above already. Another option is to use javascript which passes the referrer as well.

 

[gimme4free]

A single refresh still refreshes. A double meta refresh is just an additional security check to make sure that the first meta refresh worked and blanked the referring URL.

 

[stoaf88]

Ok guys thanks for the code will give it a try.

Gave you a thanks gimmie4free

 

[gimme4free]

Also, I would recommend the PHP redirect before javascript as if the user has javascript turned off then it will not link them to the final page. Bad method as it will lose you visitors for no extra work either way.

 

[zone69]

Also, I would recommend the PHP redirect before javascript as if the user has javascript turned off then it will not link them to the final page. Bad method as it will lose you visitors for no extra work either way.

agreed, php is better to use. based on my webstats you will lose 2% of all users if you use javascript since about 2% of people have javascript disabled.

 

[l0cke]

or use an xss sploit.

l0cke

 

[gimme4free]

or use an xss sploit.

l0cke

Im confused, why would you need to use an XSS Exploit to do a redirect? Seems like something is being well over-complicated here.

 

[stoaf88]

Hmmmm

The php redirect showed the wrong referrer.

I sent the link to my domain to an email account, then clicked that link. Stats in clickbooth showed email account as referrer instead of my domain.

So the php showed the wrong referrer and the meta refresh shows no referrer.

What should I do to just show my domain as the referrer when using a redirect?

 

[gimme4free]

You said you wanted to show the referring URL, this is what it is doing.

If you want to show the domain as the referring URL I think you need to do a meta refresh to a php redirect, I may be wrong though. If this does not work link to a https:// then to your site's php redirect then to the aff link

 

[stoaf88]

ok so say i email someone the link and i want to show my domain name as the referrer.

So i email the person a meta refresh that will then redirect to the php redirect that sends them to my affiliate link?

 

[gimme4free]

That may work, I have not tested it though

 

[zone69]

ok so say i email someone the link and i want to show my domain name as the referrer.

So i email the person a meta refresh that will then redirect to the php redirect that sends them to my affiliate link?

If the request is coming from a different domain and you use the php redirect which in effect is a HTTP 302 redirect, the referrer will just pass through from where the request originated from.

It sounds like you want to fake the referrer since you are coming from email and you want to make it look like its coming from your domain. In that case the only reliable way is to use javascript.

I posted an example of this here: http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackh...o-no-referrer-check-your-site.html#post432557

In that example there is a BH site and a WH site but both can be one domain if you wish.

Hope that helps.

 

[stoaf88]

Thanks for all the replies, I think I am just going to use my original meta refresh, all this other stuff is too confusing.

I am not planning on running up too much on 1 network or 1 offer anyway.

 

[sharingan]

the second meta refresh is just to check that the referrer is indeed blank. Its the 1st one that blanks the referrer.

gimme4free has provided a php header redirect above already. Another option is to use javascript which passes the referrer as well.

Excuse me for being dumb, help please...

1. Are non-incentivized offers only "legally" accepted using PPC and email? (or any offers being said by the advertiser) If you use your domain as your landing page, is the offer being incentivized already?

2. Are you using double meta refresh on all offers in your own domain?

Hope to clear things out before I set up my site.

Thanks