Re: manual vs. meta refresh

You don't do it there. You do whatever it is you have to do in the URL before you re-direct. Though I guess if you want different output on that page, you would need to set something somewhere, be it session, database, or a cookie. On Sat, August 11, 2007 8:25 pm, Geoff Nicol wrote: > And if they do a manual refresh on the page you re-directed to, the > "was_meta_refresh_before" flag will be set. > How will you tell it from a meta-refresh redirect? > > You need to use a cookie or session id. Regardless, by reading the > whole > thread and 'cheating off the other students' this has been pretty beat > to > death. > > On 8/11/07, Richard Lynch <ceo@l-i-e.com> wrote: >> >> On Fri, August 10, 2007 6:51 pm, Geoff Nicol wrote: >> > That was my first thought as well but you will still have to use a >> > session >> > variable or cookie for the page following redirect to know it was >> a >> > meta-refresh. >> >> No. >> >> For the page following, you can use some other GET parameter, such >> as >> "was_meta_refresh_before" >> >> So long as you are not using the same GET parameter, you can bounce >> back and forth all day. >> >> -- >> Some people have a "gift" link here. >> Know what I want? >> I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. >> http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch >> Yeah, I get a buck. So? >> >> > -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So?