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Sharif

I can use $_SERVER[''HTTP_REFERER'] to get the last page the user has visited correct?

So say I wanted to see if there was a last page, would this work:

if($SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] == 0)
{
$loc = 'index.htm';
}
else
{
$loc = $SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
}

Would this work?

LordShryku

It would....but HTTP_REFERER should never be relied on

ramas

'HTTP_REFERER'
The address of the page (if any) which referred the user agent to the current page. This is set by the user agent. Not all user agents will set this, and some provide the ability to modify HTTP_REFERER as a feature. In short, it cannot really be trusted.

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Sharif

So what would be an alternative solution?

LordShryku

Javascript. It has access to the browser history

Sharif

something like:

<?php

header('Location: javascript:history.go(-1)');

LordShryku

don't think that'll work. But you're free to try....

Sharif

Well how do you do it?

LordShryku

I don't

lazzerous

Sharif,

Can you describe the application you are trying to do this for, along with the reasoning?

We may be able to assist you in finding a better solution.

-=Lazzerous=-

Sharif

Well it's part of this members only area I am creating. At the top of pages that are open to members only, I use a function called check_access() that I made that checks if the member is logged in.

So if you aren't logged in and say you try to access search.php directly, it would redirect you to login.php to login. After you login, I'd like it so that the user be sent back to search.php,