> I'm trying to track the number of hits > from a site that a client has an ad on. > > I have his site stats in a db, but found not hits from that > particular http_referer, although I know there should be. > > I think I tracked the problem to the fact that the ad opens a > new browser window and that eliminates the possiblity of > tracking the variable. > > Is there a way around this and still get the http_referer?
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