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Hello bhw folks.
My traffic is not 100% legit.
I guess I'm not alone haha, so I just wanted to share the setup I coded for cloaking my traffic source.
0. All the files you will create goes to your site's root directory.
1. Create a .htaccess file with the following code:
2. Create a .html file with the following code:
Use a random string as the name, so in case your account manager reads this post, he won't be able to get you busted easily.
I know the chances are pretty low, it's just a small tweak that makes this method 100% secure.
For example, the name of the file should be 'FrnUJAASt4UVgmiD47tm.html' <-- As I mentioned you should use an other random string, please don't use this.
3. Create an index.html with the following code. Make sure to do the settings in line 4, 6, and 8
Yes, you need a HTML file. Your apache will process it as a PHP code due to the .htaccess file you just created.
PHP extension might be suspicius to your account manager.
4. Create a file named lp.tpl. This is the landing page you want to show your affiliate account manager.
Don't worry about the extension. Just change the .html to .tpl
5. Send your traffic to www.example.com/FrnUJAASt4UVgmiD47tm.html (Of course replace the domain and the path with yours.)
The aff manager will see as the traffic is coming from www.example.com
Noone will get redirected to your aff url without knowing your secret random string.
Suggestions and remarks regarding the guide/coding are welcomed.
I answer questions in this thread, please don't PM!
Good luck!
My traffic is not 100% legit.
I guess I'm not alone haha, so I just wanted to share the setup I coded for cloaking my traffic source.
0. All the files you will create goes to your site's root directory.
1. Create a .htaccess file with the following code:
Code:
#Your apache will process html files as php files. PHP extension can be suspicius for your account manager.
AddType application/x-httpd-php5 .html .htm
#turning off server signatures
ServerSignature Off
#Turning off a PHP easter egg. Explained here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10458610/how-can-i-disable-phps-easter-egg-urls
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} \=PHP[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12} [NC]
#Needed for previous line
RewriteRule .* - [F]
#Apache won't show the files in case you have no index file in the directory.
IndexIgnore *
#Show not found if somebody wants to access to your landing page template file.
RedirectMatch 404 lp.tpl2. Create a .html file with the following code:
Use a random string as the name, so in case your account manager reads this post, he won't be able to get you busted easily.
I know the chances are pretty low, it's just a small tweak that makes this method 100% secure.
For example, the name of the file should be 'FrnUJAASt4UVgmiD47tm.html' <-- As I mentioned you should use an other random string, please don't use this.
Code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html><head>
<!--
Javascript redirects the visitor to the site root.
Make sure you don't put the name of the index file after the dash, so it won't appear in the referer string.
-->
<script type="text/javascript">
location.href = "/";
</script>
</head></html>3. Create an index.html with the following code. Make sure to do the settings in line 4, 6, and 8
Yes, you need a HTML file. Your apache will process it as a PHP code due to the .htaccess file you just created.
PHP extension might be suspicius to your account manager.
Code:
<?php
/*SETTINGS*/
//Your domain name. Check if you use it with or without the www subdomain
$allowed_host = "www.example.com";
//string from the other html file without the html extension
$trusted_referer_key = "FrnUJAASt4UVgmiD47tm";
//your affiliate link. You can use the url http://whatismyreferer.com for testing purposes
$affurl = 'http://whatismyreferer.com';
/*SETTINGS END*/
//referer url
$referer = isset($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']) ? $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] : "";
//host name
$host = isset($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']) ? $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] : "";
//path of the current document
$referer_path = parse_url($referer, PHP_URL_PATH);
//add a dash and the extension to $trusted_referer_key
$trusted_referer_path = '/' . $trusted_referer_key . '.html';
//function for including the landing page and ending further processing
function Lp() {
include("lp.tpl");
die();
}
//Hiding php.
//It's just budget workaround for shared hosting.
//You should follow this guide in case you have access to php.ini http://php.net/manual/en/security.hiding.php
//It works fine, it's just not a good practice to hide your php this way.
Header("X-Powered-By:");
//Check if the site was accessed using your domain, otherwise show your landing page.
//Protecting you against domain alias
if ($host !== $allowed_host) {
Lp();
}
//check if there's a referer, otherwise show your landing page.
if ($referer) {
//Save the referer to referers.txt if it's not coming from the $trusted_referer then call Lp function
//You may want to take a look who else is referring to your site
if ($trusted_referer_path !== $referer_path) {
$referers = fopen("referers.txt", "a");
fwrite($referers, $referer . '\n');
fclose($referers);
Lp();
} else {
//otherwise redirect the user to the affiliate url with js
echo '<!DOCTYPE> <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> location.href="' .
$affurl .
'"; </script> </head> </html>';
}
} else
Lp();
?>4. Create a file named lp.tpl. This is the landing page you want to show your affiliate account manager.
Don't worry about the extension. Just change the .html to .tpl
5. Send your traffic to www.example.com/FrnUJAASt4UVgmiD47tm.html (Of course replace the domain and the path with yours.)
The aff manager will see as the traffic is coming from www.example.com
Noone will get redirected to your aff url without knowing your secret random string.
Suggestions and remarks regarding the guide/coding are welcomed.
I answer questions in this thread, please don't PM!
Good luck!
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