No referrer value with header("Location:...");

[ristuart]

Hi,

I notice that when you use the PHP header("Location:..."); method of redirection, or for that matter a meta refresh tag, the HTTP referer value does not get set.

Would there be any way of specifically setting it, or an alternative method of redirection you could suggest?

Thanks,
ristuart

[planetsim]

Well usually when i use the $_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]

Id try and do something like this

if(!empty($SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))
{
$SERVER[HTTP_REFERER] = $SERVER[HTTP_REFERER];
}
else
{
$SERVER[HTTP_REFERER] = "Direct Hit";
}

It sometimes not accurate. Like you said you dont get any information when you redirect with header();

Im not to sure why that happens.. But i think it does get mentioned in the headers part in the Manual.

[ristuart]

I did check the manual before posting, I didn't see anything about this. It may well be that the HTTP specification would document it, but trying to read that I'm afraid I think I'm out of my depth.

I know what my script will need to do with $_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER] - it's just if there was a way to set the referer value when redirecting with header(...) it would be useful in this case.

By the way, I don't understand what you intended this code to do? I've probably missed something but I can't see this having any effect at all?

$_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER] = $_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER];

Thanks for your time,
ristuart