tracking who specifically clicks a link?

[sk121506]

any possible way without tracking by ip address? i want to track which specific users, who are logged into the site, click a certain link.

[Daniel0]

Just log the username instead of the IP address?

[sk121506]

i don't know if that is what i'm exactly looking for. let me try to clarify myself in case i may have missed something.

 

i have a link on my site. i want to track (record in a mysql db) the username that is logged in if they click the link.

[dark_mirage]

On the page that the link goes to, just have a script that adds the user's username to the table you want.

 

I don't know if you wanted someone to supply a script aswell, or just an explenation. So theres the explanation, ask if you need help with the script.

 

 

[sk121506]

problem with that is i have no control over the code the link is directed to

[dark_mirage]

ah right, umm in that case, couldn't you link to a page which you do have control over, and then, on that page, run your script, and then automatically redirect to the page you want using the header function?  there may be an easier way than this, but that's probably what i'd do.

[laffin]

Thats the way id do it as well

<?php

// Code for Link tracking

header("Location: http://www.external.link");