I want to track where exactly is click from youtube video. U have tried with this code. But its return only "www.youtube.com/". I want to print this "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bnur3gHJ0s"
<?
$whr = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
print_r($whr);
?>
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1If you don't get it from the HTTP_REFERER, you're out of luck. It's also probably because it's behind HTTPS. Then you usually only get the hostname, not the full URL. – M. Eriksson Jun 27 '18 at 09:09
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is there another way? – Dreamenemy Jun 27 '18 at 09:09
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No. That's called privacy. – M. Eriksson Jun 27 '18 at 09:10
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thank you for answering. – Dreamenemy Jun 27 '18 at 09:11
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Because of HTTPS, you dont (always) get a referer. You could check with print_r($_SERVER) if there is something else, but don't rely on it too much.
A better solution would be to add a referer as get parameter, eg:
- example.com/somepage?ref=youtube_description
- example.com/somepage?ref=video&video=12345
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Regex is probably your best method of choice. There's a post here that should benefit you.
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In what way shape or form would regex solve this issue? The OP states that the referrer only contains `www.youtube.com`. That's all the OP gets. – M. Eriksson Jun 27 '18 at 09:31