Is there a straightforward way to set custom headers with Mechanize 2.3? I tried a former solution but get: $agent = Mechanize.new $agent.pre_connect_hooks << lambda { |p| p[:request]['Ref...

Can the PHP variable $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] be forged or faked? I was planning on using that as a security measure for form posting. I would check to make sure that variable is my site name (www.e...

A way to get HTTP_REFERER , We can use document.referrer in browser side javascript . But how can we get it in NodeJS ?

Hi I'm trying to get the referrer url but it doesn't work when the visitor comes to the site from Paypal $ref = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']; echo $ref; Is there a simple way to get the paypal url i...

I have a simple signup form that needs to track number of hits from one specific external referer. This is a simple task with PHP's: $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] however, it is blank. After doing so...

I need to check and record the referrer of visitors to my web application. How reliable is using HTTP_REFERER? And are there other alternatives?

I am creating my own email tracking system for email marketing tracking. I have been able to determine each persons email client they are using by using the http referrer but for some reason GMAIL ...

I have an e-mailer script that send messages to Yahoo or Gmail with a link on it, a link that will return back to my website when it is clicked. I need to get the HTTP_REFERER from Yahoo or Gmail....

Somebody follows a blog link(say http://blog) to come to my site (say http://mysite/a.php). So now she is on page http://mysite/a.php and referer is set to http://blog Now there is JavaScript on...

If you click on a result in Google Instant, the referer sent by your browser to the destination website contains a bunch of parameters, including the all important q=[autocompleted query] But you'...

I don't understand: how are webserver and trackers like Google Analytics able to track referrals? Is it part of HTTP? Is it some (un)specified behavior of the browsers? Apparently every time you...

I am trying to interpret HttpReferer strings in our server logs. It seems like there is quite a high number of empty values. I am wondering how many of these empty values are due to direct h...

I want to know whether 301 redirect always preserve referrer. I make a page called "gotoorig_https.html" which contains a hyperlink to a page "orig_https.asp". "orig_https.asp" will 301 redirect t...

Picture two web pages, both viewed using https. They reside on different domains. How can I (reasonably) ensure that someone arriving at my page came via a hyperlink that resides on another (speci...

I am creating a website and on one particular page, am wanting to send the user back to the previous page. I am fairly new to PHP/HTML and have been using some existing code for ideas and help. Th...

Often, when searching for answers, I have found that certain websites will allow you to read the information they offer if the referer is, for example, google.com. Yet, if you link directly to the ...

I want to ensure ensure nothing untoward gets into the referrer on an error page. What should I be checking in order to validate the http header. below is my current code: // Ensure the referrer...