how to track user via link clicks?

[jarv]

Hi,

 

I have a link and would like to set a cookie on a link and when a user clicks that link it then shows an * Asterix next to that link to say that they have already been there, can anyone direct me to an online tutorial for this or guide me?

 

thanks

 

J

[thebo0]

You'll either have to use JavaScript or send users to the destination URL via your own URL. For example "/link.php?url=www.google.co.uk" - then you can set a cookie in "link.php" and forward them on.

[jarv]

What?

 

I have a php page with links, I just want to show a (*) next to the links that the user has clicked on

[Irate]

Add this to your CSS.

a:visited { color: rgb(130,30,100); }

And then add this JavaScript to your page.

window.onload = function() {

var links = document.getElementsByTagName("a");

for(var i = 0, len = links.length; i < len; i++) {

if(links[i].style.color == "rgb(130,30,100)") links[i].innerHTML += " (*)";

}

});

[jarv]

Thank you! I was hoping for a way of doing his via cookies

[Irate]

Well, theoretically, yes, you could set it with the same code I posted above, just that instead of directly applying it, you'd have to set a document.cookie value and then evaluate the document again, but I think that the method I provided is simple enough.