Assigning Server Side Include Variables to PHP Variables

rgraves

Hi,

I know some may wonder why I want to do this but I was wondering if there was a way to assign PHP variables the values of Server Side Include (SSI) variables.

e.g.
assign the value of SSI's HTTP_REFERER variable to a php variable so that it can be accessed through PHP code.

I understand that PHP's HTTP_REFERER is client-based so this is why I want to access SSI's HTTP_REFERER variable so that I am sure to have it with every user that visits the site.

Any help would be much appreciated.
Rob

TheDefender

Have you ever tried it?

$variable = 
Then echo out $variable

I personally have never tried it, but you never know... ;-)

rgraves

Nope, it doesn't work for me. I get parse errors (which is what I figured it would do).

Weedpacket

SSI's HTTP_REFERER will contain the same information (think about it: what is it supposed to contain?).

rgraves

My understanding is that PHP's HTTP_REFERER is client side while SSI's is server side. Is this right? If so, then the client side one will be less reliable.

If they are both controlled by the client, does anyone know which clients do not support HTTP_REFERER? I can live with a few not supporting it as it is not 100% necessary but if a large majority don't then it will be problematic.