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Apache

Add the X-Better-Web-Welcome header to your Apache virtual host config. Every page served through this vhost will automatically include the header - no HTML editing required.

Get your token value from zeroad.network/publisher/sites after registering your site.

Requires: mod_headers enabled (sudo a2enmod headers).

/etc/apache2/sites-available/your-site.com.conf
<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName your-site.com
    DocumentRoot "/var/www/html"

    <Directory "/var/www/html">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    # Zero Ad Network partner header
    Header set X-Better-Web-Welcome "YOUR_SITE_TOKEN"
</VirtualHost>

Reload Apache to apply:

sudo apachectl configtest && sudo systemctl reload apache2

Verify​

After reloading, confirm the header appears in responses:

curl -I https://your-site.com | grep X-Better-Web-Welcome

You should see:

x-better-web-welcome: YOUR_SITE_TOKEN

Notes​

  • Header set at the <VirtualHost> level applies to all responses from that vhost.
  • If you use .htaccess files, you can also add the directive there - but the vhost config is preferred for performance (AllowOverride None disables per-directory overrides).
  • PHP sites using Apache should use the PHP Composer module instead for full subscriber detection.

Next steps​

Once your site responds with the header, register it for review if you haven't already. Earnings begin once your site is approved and set to Active.