Re: [PHP] detecting referer

You can get referrer information from the following:

$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']

This isn't foolproof though since the user can usually set in their
browser whether to have this information sent.

Cheers,
Rob.

On Thu, 2003-08-07 at 11:59, Creative Solutions New Media wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Bit of a newbie question I guess.
>
> What is the best way, using php, to detect information about the referrer to
> a page. Is this possible/difficult using PHP?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim Winters
> Manager, Creative Development
> Sampling Technologies Incorporated (STI)
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