How to track with Google Analytics on a redirection page with PHP

Question

I want to track who has clicked on specific links with GA.

Let's say I have this page: /index.php?id=32

On this page I run some query based on the ID variable (in this case: 32), and I get the URL of the 32 id item from the Database to redirect the visitor.

I'm using a PHP function: header('Location: http://www.example.com');. Before I'm redirecting the user, I want Google to capture the visitor's information and only then redirect to the desired webpage.

I have tried to paste the GA code and ECHO it just before the redirection, however it did not work. How is it possible to track these kind of pages with GA?

Answer 1

Hello @kartik,

Since the page that is sending visitors to the redirect is also under your control, I would suggest a totally different approach: use event tracking on the source page.

On the page that has the /index.php?id=32 link, measure all clicks on this link by attaching an onClick handler to the link and executing something like

ga('send', 'event', {
  eventCategory: 'Redirect Link',
  eventAction: 'click',
  eventLabel: event.target.href
});

Hope it helps!!

Thank You!!