php links

[mmr82]

Well, i just installed a new php links directory, i want to know if search engines will spider it or not, cuz all links are coded. I mean they don't show the link like "www.link.com" they show it as "www.mysite.com/linkout.56254"

Please advice, here is my links page:
<snipped URL, see Profile>

Thanks
Mohamed

[edited by: Woz at 12:55 am (utc) on Oct. 10, 2002]
[edit reason] No urls please, TOS#14 [/edit]

[Knowles]

mmr82, the spiders will find the page but they will not follow the links I dont believe.

ps. You may want to remove the url thats frowned apon here.

[Woz]

Mohamed,

Spiders do follow link systems such as the one you are using, however Knowles is correct in that in this instance the spiders will probably not follow you links because they include session IDs as well. Try to limit the variables to just the link ID.

EG., instead of

example.com/links/out.php?PHPSESSID=LONGNUMBER&ID=XX, just use
example.com/links/out.php?ID=XX

and you should be OK.

Also, make sure you don't have any tag resrtictions such as no-index or no-follow.

Onya
Woz

[mmr82]

Thanks a lot for your reply guys. I just removed the PHP thing, i think a normal links page will be better.

Mohamed