that customers can end up on a specific page of the site. The coded hyperlink 

should look something like this: 

http://www.cactushop.com/aftrack.asp?ID=2&Req=product.asp?product=7

Where `ID' is the affiliate ID number and `Req' is the page to redirect to once 

the affiliate data has been logged. 

The 

aftrack.asp

 script records the following information to the database if the 

affiliate number is a valid one: 

a.  HTTP referer: the address of the page where the user clicked from 

b.  Remote address: the IP of the user who clicked the link 

c.  Requested page: the `Req' value above 

d.  Date and time: time stamp for the record. 

Users also have a cookie planted on their machine containing the affiliate ID 

of the link they came in from. If they order from the web site, this ID number 

is read and the affiliate is credited with the sale. For more information see 

5.8.3. 

6.11.3 

Approving, setting up and modifying affiliates 

Affiliate records can be created and edited in a similar way to customer 

records. When the listing of affiliates is displayed, it shows which have been 

approved. Affiliates that have just signed up should appear at the top of the 

listings. To review the affiliate application, click on the edit icon. The 

commission level that you wish to grant them can be set, and a password 

MUST be assigned to them. When the submit button is pushed, the details are 

updated and an email is automatically sent to the affiliate with the details of 

the hyperlink they must post on their site, their commission rate and their 

password. Note that it is the action of adding a password to an affiliate that 

approves them. Affiliates without a password remain unapproved. 

6.11.4 

Viewing statistics for affiliates 

This works in a very similar way to the main stats system (section 6.5). The 

total amount of clicks, order value generated and commission can be looked 

up by month. 

6.11.5 

Payments to affiliates 

The affiliates post links to your site in order to earn commission. 

Consequently, you need to track payments to these affiliates as well as the 

commission due in order to keep track of the account. To bring up a list of 

affiliates, click the 

List / Find / Pay

 link on the back end home page (affiliate 

menu section). The grey arrow button allows you to bring up an affiliate's 

record for editing. The pink `PAY' button brings up a list of commissions due 

to the affiliate. 

The list includes all commissions owed to the affiliate at that time. Overdue 

commissions are checked by default. You can check or uncheck boxes 

individually, or select all as checked/unchecked using the buttons at the top of 

the checkbox column. When you click the `set as paid' button, CactuShop 

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