PHP Redirect Without Losing Refererrer URL

Question

Is there a way to redirect or refresh page in PHP which will not lose the referrer?

For Example: Page1.php is being redirected to Page2.php So in this case, there is no referrer at all. I want to get referrer on Page2.php

And

A Visitor must be able to press BACK button in his/her browser to go back to Page1.php

*When I redirect from Page1.php to Page2.php then Google Analytics or other website Analytics solutions should be able to track the Referrer who referred Page2.php

I tried both of the below.

With This:

header( 'Location: http://www.yoursite.com/new_page.html' ) ;

And This:

header( "refresh:5;url=wherever.php" );

I really need a way out for this. Spent 7 hours straight to find the solution. But I'm unable to find.

Can somebody help me with this?

Thanks,

When the user presses the back button - what should be displayed then? — Yogu, Mar 08 '12 at 20:00
Have you tried passing a referer header with your Location? `header('Referer: http://blah.com/');` — jprofitt, Mar 08 '12 at 20:04
@Yogu When the user presses back button on Page2.php he should be returned to Page1.php — baburao113, Mar 08 '12 at 20:07
@jprofitt I tried like you said with header('Referer: http://blah.com/'); But it's not working :( — baburao113, Mar 08 '12 at 20:17

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 08 '12 at 20:02

0

You could store the referrer URL in a session variable before sending the redirect header.

answered Mar 08 '12 at 20:02

code_burgar

12,025
4
35
53

I couldn't do that and if I do that it's useless for me. Because when I redirect from Page1.php to Page2.php then Google Analytics or other website Analytics solutions should be able to track the Referrer who referred Page2.php – baburao113 Mar 08 '12 at 20:19

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

0

There has been a helpful discussion about 302 Redirects, Apache Configuration and possible work arounds at Will a 302 redirect maintain the referer string?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

Community

1
1

answered Mar 08 '12 at 20:24

sbstjn

2,184
1
15
13

Will it help me any way to accomplish this? ----> When I redirect from Page1.php to Page2.php then Google Analytics or other website Analytics solutions should be able to track the Referrer who referred Page2.php – baburao113 Mar 08 '12 at 20:30

score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 08 '12 at 20:01

-1

a 302 redirect response should preserve the referrer by convention - although this isn't specified anywhere as far as I know.

answered Mar 08 '12 at 20:01

Hamish

22,860
8
53
67

Not sure what you are saying. I didn't get you. When I redirect from Page1.php to Page2.php then Google Analytics or other website Analytics solutions should be able to track the Referrer who referred Page2.php – baburao113 Mar 08 '12 at 20:24

PHP Redirect Without Losing Refererrer URL

3 Answers3