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[CoolAffiilate]

Hello everyone,

 

    Maybe you can help me figure out what I am doing wrong. I am trying to split test 2 affiliate links. The user is sent to a PHP file and the file will randomly pick a link, and forward the user. But, the code is not working. Here is what I have tried.

 

 

Try #1

 

<?php

$webarray = array("http://www.site1.com",

    "http://www.site2.com",

    "http://www.site3.com",

    "http://www.site4.com";

$rand = rand(0,size($webarray));

header( 'Location: '.$webarray[$rand]) ;

?>

 

Gives an Error Line 5.

 

Try #2

 

<?php

$rand = rand(1,2);

if($rand =1)

  header( 'Location: http://www.site1.com' ) ;

else

  header('Location: http://www.site2.com);

?>

 

Just goes to the 1st rand. Will not even go to the 2nd site.

 

Thanks!

[trq]

You never closed your array.

 

<?php
$webarray = array("http://www.site1.com",
     "http://www.site2.com",
     "http://www.site3.com",
     "http://www.site4.com");
$rand = rand(0,size($webarray));
header( 'Location: '.$webarray[$rand]) ;
?>

[CoolAffiilate]

How do I close the array?

[wildteen88]

How do I close the array?

Umm.. Thorpe did it for you. Look at the code above!

[CoolAffiilate]

Fatal error: Call to undefined function size() in random.php on line 6

 

When tested the above fixed code gives this error.

[mike1313]

Is size your own function? If so post code.

[CoolAffiilate]

Nope, I got this code from a programming buddy. I really have no clue.

[john010117]

<?php
$webarray = array("http://www.site1.com",
     "http://www.site2.com",
     "http://www.site3.com",
     "http://www.site4.com"
);
$rand = rand(0,sizeof($webarray));
header( 'Location: '.$webarray[$rand]) ;
?>

[redarrow]

what about this way then............

<?php
$webarray = array("http://www.site1.com",
     "http://www.google.com",
     "http://www.msn.com",
     "http://www.yahho.com");
$a=array_flip($webarray);
$b=array_rand($a);
header("location: $b");
?>

[CoolAffiilate]

Ok, one more thing.

 

When i use the script posted above. I have a homepage with a link pointing the PHP file, sometimes when I click the link, it will just go back to the current page. Why?

[mike1313]

How do you have the code for your <a> setup?

[CoolAffiilate]

ok, you edited it... Works great now! Thanks for your help everyone!