using referral Id cookie when landing on non vb page

[Daggerzz]

require_once('http://www.getastake.com/forum/global.php'); ok I got this to run without errors but the cookie still gets lost when I click the register link. I know the cookie can work because if I go to my forum first then to my non vb page and back to the forum to register the referrer is listed when I register.

I use this as my referal link

http://www.getastake.com/?referrerid=1 this does not go to forum and does not work

http://www.getastake.com/forum/?referrerid=1 goes through vb forum and does work.