php session ids

se4b4ss · 12-06-2004, 10:49 PM

is it a problem for search engines if my site adds php session ids to all the links?

site

*edit* after posting this i noticed sometimes my links have the session ids and sometimes they don't...any ideas on this?

thanks,
steve

Johan007 · 12-07-2004, 05:36 AM

lol is this your site its just you dont seem to know it too well? just take the session id out of your URL's on the hompage (they are not on the other pages).

Code:

<li><a href="/add-contractors.html?PHPSESSID=46556c1ba49c38a1beebe2ebb2531d2a">Add Contractors</a></li>

should be

Code:

<li><a href="/add-contractors.html">Add Contractors</a></li>

se4b4ss · 12-07-2004, 05:54 AM

yes, it is my site. php is adding the session ids...

imaginemn · 12-07-2004, 09:49 AM

I noticed the first time you go to the site you get the "PHPSESSID" added to the end of the links eg, </Double-D-Plumbing?PHPSESSID=0ced3b...> but when you go back to visit the site they go away until the session expires.

Are you using any kind of link tracking script?

imaginemn

Johan007 · 12-07-2004, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imaginemn

I noticed the first time you go to the site you get the "PHPSESSID" added to the end of the links eg, </Double-D-Plumbing?PHPSESSID=0ced3b...> but when you go back to visit the site they go away until the session expires.

Are you using any kind of link tracking script?

imaginemn

Its only on the homepage and not the first time. PHP does not put it in, the programming or content management system is to fault. Just edit the hompage file or blame it on any content management system your using.

imaginemn · 12-07-2004, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johan007

Its only on the homepage and not the first time. PHP does not put it in, the programming or content management system is to fault. Just edit the hompage file or blame it on any content management system your using.

You must be getting a cached page. When I click on the site go to another page and then click on "Home" they go away. If I use my "back" button on the browser they re-appear. I I close my browser and immediatly go back the do not show up. This happens both in IE and FF.

imaginemn

Jony · 12-07-2004, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by se4b4ss

yes, it is my site. php is adding the session ids...

I've had this happen once or twice before. It was actually because i had errors in my script. Once i fixed them it stopped doing it.

se4b4ss · 12-07-2004, 03:37 PM

do you recall what kind of errors you had?

steve