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Get a Referral URL from the Session using PHP

Looking to associate a lead or visitor to a source?
Senario: Your marketing department, boss, or client want more information about the people contacting them through their website and where they are coming from. They want to tie an ROI value to the money they are spending on Google, Yahoo, MSN, ad networks, social media, etc.
Don’t […]

PHP - Page Redirection Links

Recently, I had a project that needed to redirect links through an internal page. The client was trying to isolate some specific analytics and user behavior but obviously you can use this use for a variety of purposes. You will be surprised how simple it is to implement. Let me know if you have any […]

Addressing Canonical Issues

Huh… what did you say? Take off your geek hat… just tell me what it means and how to fix it?
Ok. Ok. For our purposes, it simply helps you address duplicate content on your domain.
Canonical issues stem from duplicates of data existing on multiple URLs. For example, url.com and www.url.com and www.url.com/index.html all host the […]

How to create a custom 404 error message

Create a customized 404 error message using your .htaccess file.
Server errors are going to occur for one reason or another. Knowing this, you should take the time to create some custom error pages. These pages will not only keep your visitors engaged, but will give them options such as where to go next if the […]