better code for this back button?

[roldahayes]

Hi there,

 

I'm using this code for a "continue shopping" button

 

<?php echo $_SESSION['returnTo']; ?>

 

Works ok, but it always returns the previous page back at the top of the screen.  is there a way to get it to return to the place on the page that it started on?

[krishna.p]

Could you be more specific?

 

Thanks,

Krishna.p

[roldahayes]

Ok,

 

if you go here.... http://www.autorack.co.uk/results.php?make=FORD+---------------+van+products&model=TRANSIT--2000-on++Standard+Low+Roof+Models&submit3=Click+here+to+search.

 

scroll down the page and click any buy button.

 

When you click "continue shopping" it goes back to the results page but at the top, not where you originally left the page.

 

I fixed it using "javascript: history.go(-1)" but wondered if there was a better, PHP way of doing in incase someone has java turned off.

 

 

[l_kris06]

<?php
$back = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']; //contains absolute url
$back =  basename($back); //contains filename(eg.viewCart.php)

 

you can manipulate this to acheive wht you want.  Hope this helps.

 

Rgds,

Kris

[roldahayes]

Thanks for the reply, but I'm not sure how to implement that into a standard basket.php button  that needs to return back to the referring page that could be anything?