Display Top URLs With Google Analytics API (PHP)

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Display Top URLs With Google Analytics API (PHP)
e can use Core Reporting API to fetch top (Popular) URLs from Google Analytics. Using Google API
PHP Client (https://code.google.com/p/google-api-php-client/downloads/list) lets create a
simple PHP page that pulls websites top URLs from Google Analytics and updates MySql table. Once
you are familiar, I am sure you can do lot more, I mean just checkout the information you can retrieve
in this Reporting API (http://ga-dev-tools.appspot.com/explorer/).
Lets start by creating MySql table called google_top_pages , table contains 4 columns (id, page_uri,
page_title, total_views). You can run this query in your PhpMyAdmin to have this table created.
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CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `google_top_pages` (
`id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`page_uri` varchar(60) NOT NULL,
`page_title` varchar(60) NOT NULL,
`total_views` int(11) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 AUTO_INCREMENT=0 ;
Configuration
This is important part:
1. Create Google OAuth API Keys (http://www.sanwebe.com/2012/10/creating-google-oauth-api-key) and get Client ID
and secret.
2. Enter redirect url in Google Redirect URI (http://www.sanwebe.com/2012/01/set-authorized-redirect-uris-in-google-
api-console), or you will get redirect mismatch error.
3. Enable Analytics API in Google APIs Console (https://code.google.com/apis/console/)->Services Page.

In Google Analytics Settings below, enter your sites Analytics profile id like this : ga:ProfileID. Enter number of results
you want to fetch, you can play around with dimensions and metrics later and dont forget to enter MySql details.
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<?php
########## Google Settings.. Client ID, Client Secret #############
$google_client_id = '12345678901112.apps.googleusercontent.com';
$google_client_secret = 'XYZ_1234_abcdXYZ';
$google_redirect_url = 'http://yoursite.com/update_pages.php';
$page_url_prefix = 'http://www.sanwebe.com';
########## Google analytics Settings.. #############
$google_analytics_profile_id = 'ga:123456'; //Analytics site Profile ID
$google_analytics_dimensions = 'ga:landingPagePath,ga:pageTitle'; //no change needed (optional)
$google_analytics_metrics = 'ga:pageviews'; //no change needed (optional)
$google_analytics_sort_by = '-ga:pageviews'; //no change needed (optional)
$google_analytics_max_results = '20'; //no change needed (optional)
########## MySql details #############
$db_username = "db_user_name"; //Database Username
$db_password = "xxxxxx"; //Database Password
$hostname = "localhost"; //Mysql Hostname
$db_name = 'xxxxxx'; //Database Name
###################################################################
$mysqli = new mysqli($hostname,$db_username,$db_password,$db_name);
Updating Top Pages
If everything is set correctly in configuration file, PHP page below should run without any trouble. We can run this page
once or twice a month to fetch top pages from Google Analytics, and store them in MySql database for later retrieval.
We need to authenticate user first, and once we have the access token, we can proceed further with Analytics services.
Please go though comment lines to understand the process.
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<?php
//start session
session_start();
//include configuration file
include_once("config.php");
//include google api files
require_once 'src/Google_Client.php';
require_once 'src/contrib/Google_AnalyticsService.php';
$gClient = new Google_Client();
$gClient->setApplicationName('Login to saaraan.com');
$gClient->setClientId($google_client_id);
$gClient->setClientSecret($google_client_secret);
$gClient->setRedirectUri($google_redirect_url);
$gClient->setScopes(array('https://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.readonly'));
$gClient->setUseObjects(true);
//check for session variable
if (isset($_SESSION["token"])) {
//set start date to previous month
$start_date = date("Y-m-d", strtotime("-1 month") );

//end date as today
$end_date = date("Y-m-d");

try{
//set access token
$gClient->setAccessToken($_SESSION["token"]);

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//create analytics services object
$analyticsService = new Google_AnalyticsService($gClient);

//analytics parameters (check configuration file)
$params = array('dimensions' => $google_analytics_dimensions,'sort' => $google_analytics_sort_by,'filters' => 'ga:medium==organic'

//get results from google analytics
$results = $analyticsService->data_ga->get($google_analytics_profile_id,$start_date,$end_date, $google_analytics_metrics
}
catch(Exception $e){ //do we have an error?
echo $e->getMessage(); //display error
}

$pages = array();
$rows = $results->rows;

if($rows)
{
echo '<ul>';
foreach($rows as $row)
{
//prepare values for db insert
$pages[] = '("'.$row[0].'","'.$row[1].'",'.$row[2].')';

//output top page link
echo '<li><a href="'.$page_url_prefix.$row[0].'">'.$row[1].'</a></li>';
}
echo '</ul>';

//empty table
$mysqli->query("TRUNCATE TABLE google_top_pages");

//insert all new top pages in the table
if($mysqli->query("INSERT INTO google_top_pages (page_uri, page_title, total_views) VALUES ".implode(',', $pages
{
echo '<br />Records updated...';
}else{
echo $mysqli->error;
}
}

}else{
//authenticate user
if (isset($_GET['code'])) {
$gClient->authenticate();
$token = $gClient->getAccessToken();
$_SESSION["token"] = $token;
header('Location: ' . filter_var($google_redirect_url, FILTER_SANITIZE_URL));
}else{
$gClient->authenticate();
}
}
Retrieving Top URLs from DB
When the top URLs are stored in database, heres how we can retrieve the records from database. You can display it
anywhere you like, such as on the sidebar or footer of your website etc.
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<?php
//include configuration file
include_once("config.php");
//get all records from db table
$results = $mysqli->query("SELECT page_uri, page_title, total_views FROM google_top_pages ORDER BY total_views ASC");
//list all top pages on screen
echo '<ul class="page_result">';

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while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($results))
{
echo '<li><a href="'.$page_url_prefix.$row['page_uri'].'">'.$row['page_title'].'</a></li>';
}
echo '</ul>';
//link to update page for admin
echo '<div class="update-button"><a href="update_pages.php">Update top pages list!</a></div>';
?>
Demo
If you havent noticed, theres a Highlights widget on the right sidebar of this page, thats exactly how this script pulls the
popular links of your website.
DOWNLOAD (HTTP://WWW.SANWEBE.COM/DOWNLOADS/51-GOOGLE-ANALYTICS-TOP-URLS)
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11 Comments
Theodis
AUGUST 31, 2014 AT 3:27 AM (http://www.sanwebe.com/2013/05/top-viewed-pages-with-google-analytics-api/comment-page-1#comment-18635)
It sure would be nice to get this updated for the new library! 1.0.0 Thanks!
(/2013/05/top-viewed-pages-with-google-analytics-api?replytocom=18635#respond)
Meet
MARCH 25, 2014 AT 8:42 AM (http://www.sanwebe.com/2013/05/top-viewed-pages-with-google-analytics-api/comment-page-1#comment-6324)
thats place where im getting stuck ::
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$rows = $results->rows;
if($rows)
{

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echo 'c'; //thats i put just for testing that im in that loop or not
// i am not getting anything in output....not even any error......help me
Meet
MARCH 25, 2014 AT 8:45 AM (http://www.sanwebe.com/2013/05/top-viewed-pages-with-google-analytics-api/comment-page-1#comment-6325)
i needed a script to get google search for some of my keywords and top 10 result of that search i want..
can you help me regarding this ?
Thank You..
Akram
FEBRUARY 26, 2014 AT 2:24 PM (http://www.sanwebe.com/2013/05/top-viewed-pages-with-google-analytics-api/comment-page-1#comment-5706)
Demo
If you havent noticed, theres a Popular Page widget on the sidebar of this page.
Which one, left, right, top ?
Thanks
Saran (Http://Www.Sanwebe.Com)
Sorry, I was talking about Highlights widget on the right side. It was Popular pages earlier, I apologize for that.
Akram
Thank you, I appreciate.
Gaurav
FEBRUARY 14, 2014 AT 3:55 AM (http://www.sanwebe.com/2013/05/top-viewed-pages-with-google-analytics-api/comment-page-1#comment-5604)
can u suggest what name give two send ,third code and how to check the results
Matt Cooper (Http://Www.Linuxtutorial.Co.Uk)
DECEMBER 8, 2013 AT 11:07 PM (http://www.sanwebe.com/2013/05/top-viewed-pages-with-google-analytics-api/comment-page-1#comment-4127)
Hi,
I have followed your tutorial through and just seem to get:
(403) User does not have sufficient permissions for this profile.
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DECEMBER 8, 2013 AT 11:15 PM (http://www.sanwebe.com/2013/05/top-viewed-pages-with-google-analytics-api/comment-page-1#comment-4128)
Got it sorted Turned out I had the wrong ID in place.
Thanks for the great write up.
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Shreyo (Http://Www.Ondeweb.In)
OCTOBER 4, 2013 AT 10:13 AM (http://www.sanwebe.com/2013/05/top-viewed-pages-with-google-analytics-api/comment-page-1#comment-3820)
what are the changes to be made for fetching individual page view/ counts? can i use =filters=ga:pagePath= in the api link?
please help.
thanks,
Gustavo
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 AT 2:22 PM (http://www.sanwebe.com/2013/05/top-viewed-pages-with-google-analytics-api/comment-page-1#comment-3791)
If I dont want use a redirect uri?
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