Continue to page after login help

[brob]

Hi I want users to be able to click a link to a page that is restricted and once they login they are still taken to that page without having to navigate to it.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[thedarkwinter]

session variables...

$_SESSION["requested"] = "restricted.php";

once logged in

header ("location: " . $SESSION["requested"]);

cheers,
tdw

[thedarkwinter]

Are you using sessions?

I'm assuming if you are logging in users you have some sort of session running?

session_start();

[JasonLewis]

You could make a hidden input box that stores the last page.
say this is your login page:
[code]
<input type="submit" value="{$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']}" name="refer">
[/code]

then on your check page, after they login re-direct them.
header("Location: ".$_POST['refer']);

but the suggestions above are as good if not better then the above. but its your choice.

[saiko]

well i see wat ur sayin as...

xxx access's restricted.php .. then u have a login form on restricted.php if the session is not set .. but if it is set then it displays the content ?

or

xxx access's restricted.php .. then it redirects to a login page if the session is not set .. but if it is set then it displays the content ?