I want to create dynamic content based on this. I know it’s somewhere, as web analytics engines can get this data to determine how people got to your site (referrer, search terms used, etc.), but I don’t know how to get at it myself.
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I want to create dynamic content based on this. I know it’s somewhere, as web analytics engines can get this data to determine how people got to your site (referrer, search terms used, etc.), but I don’t know how to get at it myself.
You can use the ‘referer’ part of the request that the user sent to figure out what he searched for. Example from Google:
So you must search the string (in ASP(.NET) this can be found be looking in
Request.Referer) for ‘q=’ and then URLDecode the contents.Also, you should take a look at this article that talks more about referrers and also other methods to track your visitors:
http://www.15seconds.com/issue/021119.htm