[Resolved] Remember page when redirect to login

ethought

Sorry if this has been answered before. But I did a search and can't seem to find the answer anywhere.

I have a login screen that I am redirected to from various pages if I am not logged in to the app. What is the best way to remember what page I came from to the login screen so that I can redirect the user back?

Thanks.

Gregg

drag0n

javascript:history.go(-1)
thats like pressing the "back" button on IE
or

$referer = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_REFERER'];
echo "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"3; url=".$referer."\" />\n";

Either should work...

ethought

Thanks for the quick reply. I love this board. Anyway, what you suggested is exactly what I had in mind. I would like to show my code

session_start();
	require_once('Connections/Holocron.php');
	$referer = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']; 	
	$user = $_POST['username'];
	$password = $_POST['password'];

mysql_select_db($database_Holocron, $Holocron);
$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE Username = '$user'");
$data = mysql_fetch_object($query);
$stored_pass = $data->Password;

if ($stored_pass == $password)
{
	$query2 = mysql_query("SELECT rolename FROM user_roles WHERE Username = '$user'");
	$data2 = mysql_fetch_object($query2);
		$_SESSION['loggedin'] = 1;
		$_SESSION['role'] = $data2->rolename;

		echo $referer . "<BR>";
		echo "Logging you in $user with role $data2->rolename. Please wait...";
		echo "<meta http-equiv='refresh' content='3;URL='" . $referer . "'>";
}
else
{
	header("Location:login.php?failed=true");
}

Now what happens, I know I am getting the correct referer because I am echo-ing it out onto the screen. But for some reason, it is not going back to that page. It is just recalling the same page I am on over and over because it just keeps doing the <meta> tag over and over. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Gregg

ethought

Ok, I figured it out. I added an extra ' when changing my code. All is well with the world. Thanks for the help.

Do I need to add [resolve] somewhere to the subject ?

drag0n

yep on the very bottom of page, click
Mark Thread Resolved
Glad it worked out.