Google Analytics Cookie Parser for CakePHP

Extracts all the relevant information out of the GA cookies and makes it available as properties.

forked from here: http://joaocorreia.pt/google-analytics-scripts/google-analytics-php-cookie-parser/

Usage

	// In your controller:
        public $components = array('GACookie');

	// then when you want to extract and store the data
	$this->GACookie->parse();

	// in my Lead model I have all 9 of these fields, so I set them after parsing
	$this->request->data['Lead']['ga_campaign_source'] = $this->GACookie->campaign_source;
	$this->request->data['Lead']['ga_campaign_name'] = $this->GACookie->campaign_name;
	$this->request->data['Lead']['ga_campaign_medium'] = $this->GACookie->campaign_medium;
	$this->request->data['Lead']['ga_campaign_content'] = $this->GACookie->campaign_content;
	$this->request->data['Lead']['ga_campaign_term'] = $this->GACookie->campaign_term;
	$this->request->data['Lead']['ga_first_visit'] = $this->GACookie->first_visit;
	$this->request->data['Lead']['ga_previous_visit'] = $this->GACookie->previous_visit;
	$this->request->data['Lead']['ga_current_visit_started'] = $this->GACookie->current_visit_started;
	$this->request->data['Lead']['ga_times_visited'] = $this->GACookie->times_visited;

	// save all the data
	if ($this->Lead->save($this->request->data)) {

Pro Tip - Testing this on localhost

Sounds easy, and in the end it is. But good luck finding out how to do this online without wasting AT LEAST 30 minutes of your life.

Follow these steps

1. create an account on Google Analytics

   • I chose NOT A WEBSITE because it won't let you enter http://localhost as the website address

2. put this in your Layout file AND Replace the Y's with your ID (the key to this is the _setDomainName = none

<script type="text/javascript">

  var _gaq = _gaq || [];
  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-YYYYYYYYY-1']); //<--- REPLACE WITH YOUR ID 
  _gaq.push(["_setDomainName", "none"]); // <----------------------------------- ADD THIS LINE
  _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);

  (function() {
    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
    var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
  })();

</script>