pagex->do something->go back to pagex

[glenngould]

I want to execute a script and go back to the page where it is accessed from.

In other words:

pagex->pagey (the script) do something->go back to pagex

How to do it?

I am rewriting my dynamic links to directory type URLs, if it makes a difference.

[byron3@earthlink]

Use a handler script, in other word use a form or hypertext link to access a page containing a script to execute. After processing use the header() to go wherever you want.

[glenngould]

use the header() to go wherever you want.

But that depends on where I am coming from! Lets say I am at:

example.com/pagex.php?this=is_where_i_am

In that page I have a link to:

example.com/dosomething.php?with=this_query

So I click it and that's it. Now I want to go back to where I was which is:

example.com/pagex.php?this=is_where_i_am


This reminds me a well known quote lol:

"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat.

[byron3@earthlink]

Use a hidden value in a form, use a session variable. There are any number of ways to capture and keep the referring URL.

[wonshikee]

You can use $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] to find out where you can from.