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echo http_referer

         

J_Man

8:21 pm on Aug 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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how do I echo the http_referer?
<? echo ("HTTP_REFERER");?>

does not work, I tried other ways none seem to work.

jusdrum

8:27 pm on Aug 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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This way will work:

echo $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];

HTTP_REFERER (which I think is actually $HTTP_REFERER) cannot be accessed unless globals are turned on (which is a very bad thing).

jatar_k

9:31 pm on Aug 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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You can take a look here too for the complete list PHP $_SERVER Variables [php.net]

dreamcatcher

11:26 pm on Aug 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

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You can also use:

$referer = getenv("HTTP_REFERER");

echo $referer;