Re: http_referer

On 20 Jun, Erik Stainsby wrote: > The previous suggestion was to check $HTTP_REFERER not $http_referer > Case does matter. (Although I'm not certain that variable exists...) > > Try sticking <? phpinfo() ?> into your page and seeing what vars > are available when it gets returned to you. This will dump a very > pretty and useful series of tabled info about your system's setup. > > HTH, Erik > > Well, it does exist, but only when it exists ;-) It has a value if, and only if, the current script has been reached via a link. If you just type an address into the Location line to go to a page, there will be no referrer and thus no value in $HTTP_REFERER. And there are other issues with getting the variable, if you have PHP 4 and use settings in the 'optimised' PHP ini file. But that's another question... Cheers -- David Robley | WEBMASTER & Mail List Admin RESEARCH CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES | http://www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/ AusEinet | http://auseinet.flinders.edu.au/ Flinders University, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA