PHP and Redirect

[mbabli]

Hello everyone,
  If I redirect HTML page using the <META EQUIV-HTTP="Refresh"...etc> What are my options of retreiving the source URL before the redirection. Any help would be appreciated.

PS:  $_SERVER['REFERRER'; Is an empty string after redirecting.

[pachelbel101]

Before the redirection you can use $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] OR $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] to get the source URL.

Then you can carry it over to the next script by attaching it to the redirect url as a GET ("?src=$_SERVER[REQUEST_URI]") or store it in $_SESSION.

[ober]

I think you want $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'].

[mbabli]

Thanks for the fast reply (Both):

  For solution 1: Unfortunately, the source page is HTML (Static), however, what I need is the source url (the info I need is in it). and
  altering Apache to hanle html as php is not the most feasible at the moment.

  For Solution 2: HTTP_REFERRER is an empty string if redirected because the referrer would be the browser itself.

  Any more suggestions? Thanks in advance

[theblain]

You can't use $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERRER'] BEFORE you redirect, and then pass the variable to the redirected page?