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--- hints [2014/01/29 18:04] – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== Hints ======
-===== PHP Includes  =====
+Practical tips and best practices (some are reminders of common knowledge, but worth repeating).
-Some people include files like
+===== Includes in PHP files =====
+I've encountered constructions like
 include('http://otherdomain/1.html');
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 virtual('/scj/top/top.html');
-or
+Having even a few of these—especially 10 per template—significantly impacts performance.
-readfile('http://domsin/1.html')
+**Why this matters:**
+PHP processes includes before the page is sent to the browser. Remote includes cause page delivery delays. If the remote server slows down, your site slows down too.
-moreover they use it may times per page.
+Even on the same server, virtual('/scj/top/top.html') creates overhead. For 1 user request, you get multiple server requests: 1 to your domain + 1 per include. With 10 includes, that's 11 total requests for 1 visitor—dramatically increasing server load.
-You should NOT use it.
-**Why:**
+**The right approach:**
-PHP creates page BEFORE user gets it. So if you have something like include('http://otherdomain/1.html') PHP has to load that page each time user load a page with that include.
+Always use local includes with absolute file paths:
-There 2 downsides of this approach:
+include('/home/user/domain/scj/top/top.html');
-  * PHP create a regular connection to that host requesting a page. If you have 10 such includes - 1 request to such page generates 10 subrequests loading server.
+If you need to include a file from another domain on the same server, use a different path. If it's on another server, ask your admin to set up a cron job to sync the file locally, then include it.
-  * If for some reason PHP won't be able to connect to that domain and load that page - it will wait and first page won't be loaded until PHP gets that include. So if that otherdomain is down - first domain will be virtually down too.
+**Similar issue:**
-**What to do:**
+readfile('http://domain/1.html') has the same performance problems as include().
-Use only local includes.
-Ie virtual('/scj/top/top.html') should be include('/home/user/domain/scj/top/top.html');
-if file is located at another server - ask admin to setup rsync or copy file using crontab and so on.
+**Passing parameters to includes:**
-**Including local script with parameters**
+Most banner rotators use JavaScript includes, but some require PHP includes. Avoid remote includes with parameters:
-Let's say you have include like
-<code>
 <?php
 include('http://domain.com/banner.php?x=3&y=2');
 ?>
-</code>
+Instead, set parameters locally and include the file:
-so you have some parameters here. You can pass it as
-<code>
 <?php
 $_GET['x'] = 3;
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 include('banner.php');
 ?>
-</code>
+This approach passes parameters and keeps the include local rather than remote.
-===== Close site for some countries =====
-Example for .htaccess
+===== Deny access for certain countries =====
+Use .htaccess:
 <code>
 RewriteEngine on
 RewriteCond %{ENV:GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE} ^(RU|CN)$ [NC]
 RewriteRule ^$ http://google.com [R,L]
 </code>
+===== Rotate pages for returning visitors =====
+When the same visitor returns to your niche site from different sources, you can show them different page designs. For example, show design 1 to first-time visitors and designs 2, 3, etc. to repeat visitors.
+Configure this in Settings > CJ Pages by adding multiple design paths, one per line:
+<code>
+/home/user/domain/design1.html
+/home/user/domain/design2.html
+/home/user/domain/design3.html
+</code>
+On the visitor's first visit, they see design1; on their second visit, design2, and so on.
+If you use internal rotation, you have two options:
+**Option 1: Automatic rotation in Rotation > Tube > Tube Settings**
+Enable the option to rotate pages for repeat visitors. The system works as follows:
+- When a returning visitor (one who came from within your site) visits the index, they see the 2nd page design
+- If they've seen the 2nd, they see the 3rd, and so on
+- For categories: if they arrive directly and have already seen that category page, they see the next design
+Note: This rule only applies if the referrer is your own domain. This ensures that when a visitor clicks from the homepage to a category thumbnail, they see that design on the category page.
+**Option 2: Create separate page files**
+Create multiple PHP files like:
+<code>
+domain/1.php
+<?php
+$_GET['page'] = 1;
+include('/scj/cgi/index.php');
+domain/2.php
+<?php
+$_GET['page'] = 2;
+include('/scj/cgi/index.php');
+?>
+and set CJPages to:
+/home/user/domain/1.php
+/home/user/domain/2.php
+(and so on)
+</code>
+===== Direct links for topsites =====
+If you link directly to traders instead of using out.php, you can still count clicks using AJAX.
+Here's an example topsite template:
+<code>
+<a target=_blank href='_MEMBER_1_URL' class='domain_css' trader='_MEMBER_1_'>test</a>
+</code>
+This renders as:
+<code>
+<a target=_blank href='http://somedomain.com/' class='domain_css' trader='somedomain.com'>test</a>
+</code>
+The links are direct. To count these clicks, add AJAX code to track them:
+<code>
+<script src='/YOUR_FOLDER/includes/js/jquery.js'></script>
+<script type="text/javascript">
+$(document).ready(function(){
+	$('.domain_css').each(function(){
+		$(this).on('click', function(){
+			$.get('/YOUR_FOLDER/cgi/out.php?member=' + $(this).attr('trader'),
+				{
+				},
+		  		function(data) {
+		  		}
+			);
+		});
+	});
+});
+</script>
+</code>
+Key points:
+- Replace YOUR_FOLDER with your actual folder path
+- Each link has class='domain_css' and a trader='somedomain.com' attribute
+- A click event is attached to this class: $('.domain_css').each(function(){
+===== Page tracking =====
+You can track which pages receive traffic and how visitors move through your site. In Trade > Statistics > Page Track, you'll see two columns:
+- **Inbound Views:** Traffic from outside your site (external referrer)
+- **Local Views:** Traffic from within your site (internal referrer)
+You can track pages in two ways:
+**Option 1: URL parameter**
+Add &page_track=... to your links
+**Option 2: Template tags**
+Use template tags in your HTML:
+  <!--PAGE_TRACK_CURRENT_PAGE-->
+  <!--PAGE_TRACK_CATEGORY-->
+  <!--PAGE_TRACK_any_word-->