Returning user to previous page

[jc94062]

When a user logs in they get sent to the main index page, I wanted to return them to whichever page they had logged in from, so I tried using

$refer = getenv("HTTP_REFERER");

and then using header() to send them there, but because the login page sends the information to itself to authenticate (against mysql db) the $refer value is that of the login page and so it sends them there, what I need is a way to get the next to last referer, which will send them to the correct page.

Is there a function for this, or another way
around this problem?

Thanks for any help

[lawnmowerman]

Why not use $refer in the action of the form?

Like this:

<form action="login.php4?refer=<?=$refer;?>" method=post>

Then, if $refer is set and the auth is successful, use 'header( "Locatin: $refer" )' to redirect to the correct page.

If $refer is not set, set it to $HTTP_REFERER.

Hope this helps.

-Rich

[jc94062]

Thanks

<form action="http://www.mysite.com/index.php?id=login&refer=<? echo $HTTP_REFERER ?>" method=post>

worked in the end 🙂