How to redirect user back to the previous page after they login?

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I have the following code to redirect user to login page if they haven't log in. But I want to redirect them page to the page they came from after the login, any ideas how to do it?

 if(count($user)==0) redirect_page("/login.php");

you need back button code? – Sumit Bijvani Sep 19 '13 at 08:08 — Sumit Bijvani, Sep 19 '13 at 08:08

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 19 '13 at 08:05

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You could just add the path to the page they came from to the query string, like this: /login.php?returnUri=/the/page/they/came/from.php

answered Sep 19 '13 at 08:05

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:28

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header('Location: ' . $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);
exit;

Source: Back to previous page with header( "Location: " ); in PHP

edited May 23 '17 at 12:28

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answered Sep 19 '13 at 08:01

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Where shall I put this code at? The login page or the page that they came from? – Adam Smith Sep 19 '13 at 08:04
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`$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']` can be empty. Don't rely on it. – Shikiryu Sep 19 '13 at 08:07
Will HTTP_REFERER contain the right value after ```redirect_page()```? – dabide Sep 19 '13 at 08:11
@Shikiryu yes you are right. It may not work right in this case – Farid Movsumov Sep 19 '13 at 08:15

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:11

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Found that the following does work:

header("location:javascript://history.go(-1)");

(via Back to previous page with header( "Location: " ); in PHP)

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answered Jul 08 '14 at 10:03

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score -2 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 19 '13 at 08:15

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if(count($user)==0){
    echo "<script>JavaScript:history.back()</script>";
}

answered Sep 19 '13 at 08:15

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This is a very poor solution – allen213 Sep 19 '13 at 08:17

How to redirect user back to the previous page after they login?

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