Header() question, regarding HTTP_REFERER

netfrugal · Mar 22, 2009

I notice that I lose the $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] when I use the Header() redirect method.

Example:

<? 
//page1.php
header('Location: page2.php'); 
?>

<?
// page2.php
echo $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
?>

The $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] is blank.

Does anyone know if there is a way to use the header() redirect method and still keep/log the referring url?

thanks

NogDog · Mar 22, 2009

My guess is no, but you could try adding another header() command to set the referrer before doing the redirect:

if(!empty($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']))
{
   header('Referer: ' . $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);
}
header('Location: http://example.com/page2.php');
exit;