Title: Php script & outbound links Last modified: August 31, 2016 --- # Php script & outbound links * Resolved [krisrichens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krisrichens/) * (@krisrichens) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/) * Hi i have an affiliate link that has Php on the end of the code. I was wondering if there was any way of cloaking the full URL with the PHP. * I.E * [http://mysite.com/out.php%5Bphp%5Dusername%5B/php%5D](http://mysite.com/out.php%5Bphp%5Dusername%5B/php%5D) * I have for the life of me looked for a plugin as i have no access to the httacces file. * I know the PHP works as i have a plugin for to allow PHP. I know it works as i have sent some usernames to the affilaite programme and they have tracked. BUT when i use URL cloaker and other plugins the PHP script does not show. * Any help would be greatly appreciated. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Eric Gunawan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erricgunawan/) * (@erricgunawan) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/#post-6996566) * Hi krisrichens, * What affiliate link cloaker plugin have you used? * Have you tried [https://wordpress.org/plugins/thirstyaffiliates/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/thirstyaffiliates/)? * Here’s a guide that might be useful: [http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-add-affiliate-links-in-wordpress-with-thirstyaffiliates/](http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-add-affiliate-links-in-wordpress-with-thirstyaffiliates/) * [Doug Vanderweide](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dougvdotcom/) * (@dougvdotcom) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/#post-6996567) * Any link shortener can do what you want. I am fond of [YOURLS](https://yourls.org/), which is written by longtime WordPress plugin developer Ozh. * Thread Starter [krisrichens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krisrichens/) * (@krisrichens) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/#post-6996573) * Thank You, however the links are not detecting the code i am using. If i use `[ insert_php]global $user_ID;echo $user_ID;[/insert_php]`in my links using a url cloaker when tracking with an affiliate programme the whole script is loading. However outside of url cloakers if i use the affiliate link i.e copying this code to a post [http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=3133&awinaffid=226931&clickref=](http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=3133&awinaffid=226931&clickref=)`[ insert_php]global $user_ID;echo $user_ID;[/insert_php]` it shows the clickref as user id. * [Eric Gunawan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erricgunawan/) * (@erricgunawan) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/#post-6996574) * Hi krisrichens, * Maybe I misunderstand your problem, but i’m trying to guess here: * Are you trying to put the PHP code: `global $user_ID; echo $user_ID;` on WordPress/ HTML editor (i.e WordPress Content field or WordPress Plugin settings field in WP-Admin) ? * If so, i’m afraid it would never work. Since you should write PHP code only directly in a PHP file. * Thread Starter [krisrichens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krisrichens/) * (@krisrichens) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/#post-6996575) * Sorry i should have mentioned i have installed Insert PHP (WP Plugin). When i hover over the url using the code above for example it shows [http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=3133&awinaffid=226931&clickref=1](http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=3133&awinaffid=226931&clickref=1) because i have used the `[insert_php]` shortcode. However i would like to insert global $user_ID;echo $user_ID; anywhere so it gets detected at the end to detect and change the url link then cloak it somehow (if that helps) * [Eric Gunawan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erricgunawan/) * (@erricgunawan) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/#post-6996576) * > However i would like to insert global $user_ID;echo $user_ID; **anywhere** > so it gets detected * By **anywhere**, where do you want to put the link at? * From looking at the Insert PHP plugin page [https://wordpress.org/plugins/insert-php/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/insert-php/), i understand `[insert_php]` can only be used at Post and/or Page ? * Thread Starter [krisrichens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krisrichens/) * (@krisrichens) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/#post-6996577) * I would like to add $user_ID;echo $user_ID; at the end of the url so the user’s id is included on outbound links. But also i am looking to cloak the ugly url’s to my domain * Sorry for the confusion 🙂 * [Eric Gunawan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erricgunawan/) * (@erricgunawan) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/#post-6996578) * No problem. * Probably it’s just me who slow to understand your problem 🙂 * What do you use for cloaking your URL ? Is it a plugin like i mentioned before above ? * If so, then you can’t put an `[insert_php]` on the cloak URL field in the settings screen, since it won’t work. * You can only use `[insert_php]` shortcode on a Post/Page like mentioned in the plugin description page. But you can’t use it somewhere else. * If you want to cloak your URL which has a dynamic value generated from PHP script, i’m afraid it can’t be done solely from WP-Admin HTML editor. But need to add some functions on your template/PHP files. * Hope I understand your problem and explain this matter well. * But if not, just shoot me another question again. * Thread Starter [krisrichens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krisrichens/) * (@krisrichens) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/#post-6996579) * No i think it is the way i write :). * I have used the cloaker mentoned above, and since posting this originally i do now have access to all the files (including the htacess file now) as i was having problems with my hosting site. * Just out of curiosity how would i go about adding the userid value and cloak it? * If i could find a solution i would be over the moon 🙂 * Best Regards * [Eric Gunawan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erricgunawan/) * (@erricgunawan) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/#post-6996583) * Hi krisrichens, * I don’t think it could be done enough with a plugin or in standard HTML editor/ settings field on WP-Admin. * At least you’ll need to get your hands dirty with PHP code etc. * And since i think it will be more than 1-2 lines of code, i can’t help you further with that. I’m really sorry about this. * Or probably, it’s just inexperienced me who’s trying to help you 🙂 If that’s so, let’s hope anyone else can jump in and help you further with this. * Alternatively, if you have extra budgets, you’d probably want to try to post it as a custom job/project in a place like [http://jobs.wordpress.net/](http://jobs.wordpress.net/) or such. Hopefully someone with more experiences can jump in and work your issue professionally. * Good luck and really hope you can resolve your issue. * Thread Starter [krisrichens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krisrichens/) * (@krisrichens) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/#post-6996587) * Thank you for replying. No worries. If it cannot be done then i will just dump the ptoject :). * Thread Starter [krisrichens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krisrichens/) * (@krisrichens) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/#post-6996588) * ALL FIXED! Yipee * [Eric Gunawan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erricgunawan/) * (@erricgunawan) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/#post-6996589) * Glad to hear your issue is resolved, krisrichens 🙂 * If it’s not too troublesome, would you mind sharing your solution with the community? * So in the future, if there are other users who face similar problem with yours, can have some helpful hints ? * Thread Starter [krisrichens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krisrichens/) * (@krisrichens) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/#post-6996623) * All i needed to do was create a new page with the php code in using meta redirect so the horrible link would not be shown 🙂 very simple and easy 🙂 * [Eric Gunawan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erricgunawan/) * (@erricgunawan) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/#post-6996624) * Ah, it’s nice. * Thanks for posting your solution krisrichens 😊 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Php script & outbound links’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [20q2016](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/20q2016/) * [cloaking](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/cloaking/) * [marketing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/marketing/) * [php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php/) * [url](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/url/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 16 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [krisrichens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krisrichens/) * Last activity: [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-script-outbound-links/page/2/#post-6996635) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics