I Added a New PHP Links Script

Google added it's own link?!

[Sweet Cognac]

Hi, I added a free php link script to my website today. And as I was testing it out, adding a URL, not only did the link that I was posting show up, but also a link from Google. How did it get there? I didn't know Google added it's own link to any "Add a link" directory it wants.

This is wierd. Here's what was in my ADMIN. I added spaces so it wouldn't show up as a URL on the forum and changed it to mysite.com instead of my real url.

Name: a
Email: [e-mail]
Title: Google
URL: http:// www.google.com
Reciprocal URL: http:// www.google.com/search?q=http%3A%2F%2F www.mysite.com%2F
Description: Google search engine

This is even wierder... it has suddenly disappeared. No, I'm not losing it, am I? Spending too much time at the computer?

[diamondgrl]

Why assume it was Google? If you had traced it to their IP address, that would be another matter.

[Sweet Cognac]

Okay, Let's not assume it was Google then. May I also assume that no one has heard of this before.

At the time, I didn't feel a need to trace an IP. I was actually happy that it was submitted, thinking it was the Googlebot spidering the page.

I also recieved an email confirming the link was submitted. But the link mysteriously disappeared several hours after it appeared.

I could send an email to [e-mail] but I also assume it will bounce.

[leadegroot]

I think you'll find it is something dodgy[1] in the 'free link script'

[1] Australian slang for something underhand or otherwise an attempt to scam you