Loyalty Link Instructions

Here are two ways to have your customers check their balances from your website.

The first is the simplest, and requires no coding. The second allows far more
customization and has no identification from StickyStreet shown, but requires
access to the files system of your web server and PHP to be installed there,
as well as some minor HTML code editing.

If that's a blank stare or a look of horror in your face right now, use the first option
and don't even look at option 2.  If instead that's a twinkle in your eyes and a grin
from ear to ear, skip option 1 and go straight to the instructions to option 2.

Option 1
The simplest and quickest option.

Simply create a link on your site to the following URL:

http://www.rewardspixie.com/index.php?a=XXXXXXX

Where "XXXXXXX" is your account owner's User ID that you use to login to StickyStreet (but not your password. Keep that one safe!) Your customers will then be able to enter their account number on the screen this links to, and then see their balance(s). That's all!

Option 2
Gives you much more control, but you need to have certain abilities, or know someone who does, and your website needs to fit certain requirements.

There are only two requirements.

The first is that you have the ability to add files to your server (through FTP or some other method,) and the second is that the server where your site is hosted has PHP enabled. The vast majority of Web servers do, and it will be unusual for it not to. Also, it's key that the PHP configuration has the "allow_url_fopen" setting to "on" to allow your server to fetch the balance information from our server. Contact your server administrator if you are unsure, but likely is it set the way you need.

If neither requirements can be met, please use option 1, above. If using a content management tool like Joomla, Mambo, or Drupal, include both following steps as separate files inside a Wrapper or iFrame.

For Option 2, the process is pretty simple, and takes two steps:

1) The first step is to create a new page on your site where the results will be shown. Name it with a .php extention (not .html) For example: "check_code.php". Make sure that the content area is at least 550 pixels wide (it likely is.) Place the following HTML code where content would normally go:

<?php  $code = $_POST['code'];  
$url = "http://www.scanandgorewards.com/balance.php?code=$code&account_id=XXXXX";  
$ch = curl_init();  curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "$url");  
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false);  curl_exec($ch);  curl_close($ch);  ?>  

Where "XXXXXXX" is your Account ID (Account owner's User ID).

2) The second step is to place the following Form on a page of your Web site for customers to enter their card code or unique identifier:

<form action="check_code.php" method="post" name="rewards_form">
Account Number: <input type="text" name="code" size="24" maxlength="255" border="0">&nbsp;
<input type="submit" name="code_submit_button" value="Look It Up" border="0">
</form>

Replace "check_code.php" with the filename of the file from step 1-- if you named it differently. Save and upload the changed files to your server-- they should both be on the same directory.

That's all.
Your customers will now be able to check their balances from within your Web site!