RE: [PHP] Enabling HTTP_REFERER

From: Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 01:16:41 +0000
Subject: RE: [PHP] Enabling HTTP_REFERER
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> For some reason my webhost doesn't allow the HTTP_REFERER variable. I call > it up and it's empty, so I did a print_r($HTTP_SERVER_VARS); and there > wasn't a variable called HTTP_REFERER. I've heard that some servers > disable it. Since I have a dedicated server, how can I enable this > variable again? HTTP_REFERER (is that the right spelling?) is set by the browser, not the server. So if you're not seeing a value, then your browser is not setting it. Or something is stripping it on the way out from your computer. ---John W. Holmes... PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy today. http://www.phparch.com/

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