Will PHP Affiliate Link Boost Pagerank?

[rambler]

Hello,

I am not selling anthing, yet want to credit people for linking to my site by giving them a unique link such as:

[site.com...]

How can I redirect the landing page of all unique affiliate links so that they point to my main site (ie. www.site.com)? Also, how can I do this so that these links are considered direct links to www.site.com so I can increase the PageRank of the main site?

I do apologize if this has been addressed before, I simply could not find the answer. If this has been mentioned before, you can just redirect me to the post.

I'm a bit of a newbie and I do sincerely appreciate any effort to help me.

Kind regards,
Scott.

[johan]

Redirects rarely transfer significant page rank. They may count as a link back but we cant be certain and it may depend on how powerful the site is.

[rambler]

Hi Johan,

Thanks for your reply.

Would you know by any chance how to do this while still maintaining valid incoming links as far as PageRank is concerned?

Otherwise I will have to find another method of crediting referrals.

Thanks,
Scott.