Hi all,
On http://lyricslist.com I link to another site with a simple <a href=''> link. The other site reads the $HTTP_REFERER variable and gives me one point for each click. I want to know how many people are clicking that link. So I created a goto.php file, that records the click to a database and send the visitor on her way with a redirect:

The redirect works, but the variable $HTTP_REFERER is not set at the other site! So they don't know where the hit came from! I also tried using a meta tag redirect, but that doesn't work either. I tried this in FireFox and Opera. Please, if anyone could shed any light on the subject, I would appreciate it. Thanks!

Dotan Cohen
http://IE-only.com

Using just $HTTP_REFERRER requires register_globals to be turned on.  This method has been depreciated by the PHP group.  You need to use $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERRER'] to get the refferrer now.

This is normal behavior.  You need to set the php referer manually using another header:



That should work for you.  If not, try placing the Referer line below the location line and see what happens.


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