How to include google analytics in php web service?

@brandy 

To include Google Analytics in a PHP web service, you can follow these steps:

1. Sign up for a Google Analytics account and create a new property to track your web service.
2. Obtain the tracking code provided by Google Analytics for your property.
3. Include the tracking code in your PHP web service file(s) by adding the following script before the closing tag:

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<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-XXXXXXXXX-X"></script>
<script>
  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
  gtag('js', new Date());

  gtag('config', 'UA-XXXXXXXXX-X');
</script>

Replace UA-XXXXXXXXX-X with your actual Google Analytics tracking ID.

1. You can also track specific events in your PHP web service by adding additional Google Analytics code snippets where needed. For example, to track a button click event, you can add the following JavaScript code:

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<button onclick="gtag('event', 'click', { 'event_category' : 'button', 'event_label' : 'my_button' });">Click me</button>

1. Test your PHP web service to ensure that Google Analytics tracking is working correctly by visiting your website and checking the Real-Time reports in your Google Analytics account.

By following these steps, you can easily include Google Analytics in your PHP web service to track user interactions and analyze the performance of your website.