http referrer

[mbw]

Hi,
I would like to know where people come from when they enter my web page. I can use the http referrer in php for this when I use my regular address (http://myuniversity.com/mylocation), BUT I have a domain (www.mydomain.com) that works as a frame and uses the location I have my web page as a source in that frame. So when people enter this domain address, the referrer just tells me the same everytime, www.mydomain.com.

Any fix for this?

[etully]

In the index page on mydomain.com that creates the frame, put some PHP in there.

Instead of this:

<frameset>
<frame src="http://myuniversity.com/mylocation">
</frameset>

Do this:

<frameset>
<frame src="http://myuniversity.com/mylocation/index.php?source=<?php echo $_HTTP_REFERER"; ?>">
</frameset>

Then, your University page will be passed the HTTP_REFERER and you can find out the referrer by looking at $_REQUEST['source'];

[dagon]

mbw;10905459 wrote:

Any fix for this?

Don't use frames, and don't expect the referrer to always be set.

[etully]

Dagon is absolutely right on both counts, by the way.