New to PHP- can you help why this gives an else statement error plz?

[maxmadx]

<?php

// get the page the user came from and store it in the variable $referer

$referer = parse_url(htmlspecialchars(strip_tags($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'])));

// if the variable $referer is 

// equal to http://www.google.com then

// redirect them to http://www.camefromgoogle.com

// else direct to http://www.didntcomefromgoogle.com

if ( $referer != "http://www.google.com" ){

  header('Location: http://www.camefromgoogle.com);}

else{

header('Location: http://www.didntcomefromgoogle.com);}

?>

 

 

The error that comes up is:

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ELSE in /home/myusername/mysite/index.php on line 10

 

What I want to happen is that if the user comes from google, they will be sent to different page than if from anywhere else. 

 

Can anyone help complete this code?

 

Thank you for anyones help

[teng84]

$referer = parse_url(htmlspecialchars(strip_tags($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'])));
if ( $referer != "http://www.google.com" ){
     header('Location: http://www.camefromgoogle.com');}
else{
   header('Location: http://www.didntcomefromgoogle.com);}
?>

 

you forgot the ' 

[maxmadx]

OH right hehe thanks!

 

However, this code isnt doing what its supposed to, its redirecting me always to camefromgoogle.com despite typing the url directly into browser.  What could be the cause of this?

 

 

Thank you

[teng84]

instead of answering that better if you find the error by your self...

 

heres waht to do echo $referer  and see it it matches your condition

[stuffradio]

You could also use print_r($referer);

 

That tells you all the information you need to know

[maxmadx]

ok, it is bringing the referer correctly, I wonder if its the fact I am just putting the url into the browser, as this would mean there is no referrer, should I be putting another condition, like if no referrer then do x?

[maxmadx]

HMM this is tough for me, can anyone else help me?

[awpti]

Try this:

 

<?php

$referer = parse_url(htmlspecialchars(strip_tags($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'])));

echo $referer; // What's the actual value of $referer?

/*
if ( $referer != "http://www.google.com" )
{
     header('Location: http://www.camefromgoogle.com');
}
else
{
   header('Location: http://www.didntcomefromgoogle.com);
}
*/
?>

 

Debugging isn't difficult, but it isn't easy to do if you're new to PHP. That should give you the output of $referer. See if it is what you expect it to be.

[maxmadx]

???  it only says array for some reason. 

[maxmadx]

the prev code did show google when it was google that was referring, so that part seems to work.  But it just isnt directing me to the other page when its a url typed into the browser.  Very annoyinG!! hehe

[awpti]

try changing 'echo $referer;'

to:

echo '<pre>';
print_r($referer);
echo '</pre>';

[maxmadx]

hi, its creating error: unexpected T_ECHO with echo, and with echo ' it doesnt allow the " ' "

[awpti]

Forgot code tags. d'oh.

[maxmadx]

whats code tags?

 

Dont happen to know the complete code for what i am looking for do you?  ~I am not a programmer and ocne ive done this wont likely use php again.

 

Thanks for your help man

[awpti]

Look up in the post - I gave you some code to place in the file to get the output of $referer

 

I forgot the forum 'BBCode' Code Tags (which stops HTML from parsing).

 

I'll post it again:

 

try changing 'echo $referer;'

 

to...

 

echo '<pre>';
print_r($referer);
echo '</pre>';

 

.. and then give us the output of that.

[maxmadx]

Ok, when putting the given code i get:

Array

(

    [path] =>

)

 

* when putting address directly into address bar

 

and I get:

 

Array ([scheme] => http [host] => translate.google.com [path] => / translate [query] => or = http% 3A% 2F% 2Fwww.mysite.com% 2Findex.php langpair = en &% 7Cen & hl = en & ie = UTF-

 

*when coming from google

 

Looks to be ok, so I tried with full code:

 

<?php

 

$referer = parse_url(htmlspecialchars(strip_tags($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'])));

 

 

if ( $referer != "http://www.google.com" )

{

    header('Location: http://www.camefromgoogle.com');

}

else

{

  header('Location: http://www.didntcomefromgoogle.com');

}

 

?>

 

 

* And now nothing happens goes to a standard IE error page with no php type feedback to report.

by typing directly into the address bar

[Ken2k7]

What are you trying to do with the $referer variable? Are you trying to get the URL in the address bar?

[maxmadx]

Hi,

 

I run adwords, and want to so that when someone comes to my site from google it will go to a specific page, and all other ways, like putting the link directly into the address bar, go to another.

[Ken2k7]

So wouldn't this be enough:

 

<?php

if ($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] == "http://www.whatever.com")
   header("Location: whatever.com");
else header("Location: elsewhere.com");

?>

?

[maxmadx]

hi

 

gives me an error:

 

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/username/mysite/index.php:2) in /home/maxmadx/victarchandlar/index.php on line 6

 

[Ken2k7]

hi

 

gives me an error:

 

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/username/mysite/index.php:2) in /home/maxmadx/victarchandlar/index.php on line 6

 

 

Can I see the entire code or is that it? Because I tested that myself and it worked for me.