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Please explain what this means: mid=469

         

bartainer

4:35 pm on Feb 26, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Hello;

I have seen this code (above) attached to the end of a URL e.g. world.php?mid=469. Would someone please expalin? I'm guessing it's to identify the page.

Bartainer

celgins

8:31 pm on Feb 26, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Are you referring to the "?mid=469"?

The "?" means that the URL is a querystring. This is where a page accepts the variable "mid" and its value "469" and processes it however the PHP coding within it, is written to process it.

zulu_dude

10:17 am on Feb 27, 2006 (gmt 0)

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It could also be a merchant id... if you've followed an affiliate link, the mid=469 bit would let the target website know which affiliate had referred the user to them...