Magento Google Analytics Code Has Errors!

I installed and deployed a new magento website. To track the visitors I'm using Google Analytics, so I got he code and plugged it into the admin section. When I applied the code, the site is not registering any visitors. When I looked into this here is what I found. The Magento coders totally messed this one up. Whats the best fix for this? I guess adding the script to my footer is the easiest fix.

Here's the JavaScript they put in:

<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
    (function() {
        var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
        ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
        (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(ga);
    })();

    _gaq.push(["_setAccount", "UA-15937204-1"]);
    _gaq.push(["_trackPageview", "/"]);
//]]>
</script>

PHP:

This is how is should be:

<script type="text/javascript">
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-15937204-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
(function() {
var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
(document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(ga);
})();
</script>

PHP:

The Magento coders have it all out of order and forgot the most important line of code that created the “_gaq” object:

var _gaq = _gaq || [];

I’m assuming this is broken on all Magento sites??

 

Here is detailed tutorial
inchoo.net/ecommerce/magento/google-analytics-in-magento/

Hope it helps!