Apache Pointers & $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']

[lead2gold]

Just a quick question for the gurus.

 

I have a url with information residing on http://www.hostnamea.com

I have a pointer set up in apache to redirect all traffic to from http://www.hostnameb.com to http://hostnamea.com.

 

My problem is $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] is blank in all cases when people are being redirected from hostnameb.com.  Is there a way I can track (using php) all people who used the hostnameb pointer?

 

I googled without success, and I can't seem to find an alternative variable for what i'm looking for other than $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] (ref site: http://ca.php.net/reserved.variables).

 

[metrostars]

You could set a script up in hostnamea.com to record the users IP or whatever you want to do, and then use header("Location: http://www.hostnameb.com");

 

That is the only thing I can think of.

[taith]

i've found that some servers, on some OS's, send headers a little differently...

try using this instead... its just covering more bases...

 

<?
function get_referrer(){
if(!$ref=@$HTTP_REFERER) $ref=$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
return $ref;
}
?>

 

cant hurt to try :-)