getting the name of the file that got you to that page

[moondancerjen]

Ok, I was wondering if there is a function in PHP that will get me the name of the file that brought the user to the php file. If there is a function can you give an example of how to use it? Thanks!
-jen

[laserlight]

It doesnt always give accurate information, but you could use $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']

[moondancerjen]

How do I use $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']? What is the result of that? and howis it used?

[stolzyboy]

you give it a whirl, in your .php page that people are coming to, simply do this:

echo $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];