PHP Redirecting users to the page they left once logged in

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Looking to redirect the user of my site to the page they were trying to access when they have logged in. I am using a function to protect my pages until the user has logged in, if a user tries to access a secure page they are redirected to a "continue" page to sign in. I am trying to make it so that once the user has logged in, they will go straight back to the page they were trying to look at? Is this possible?

function protect_page() {
if (logged_in() === false) {
header('Location: continue.php');
exit();
}
}

I know a lot of sites store the previous URL the client was at in a GET variable. Such as `/login.php?back=home.php` — Dave Chen, Mar 03 '14 at 20:40
How would I code any of these? Not too good with PHP still learning? — AidanPT, Mar 03 '14 at 20:45

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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This is a very frequently asked question with lots of answers. For example

Redirecting to previous page after login? PHP

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answered Mar 03 '14 at 20:40

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 03 '14 at 20:41

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I usually use a query string for the current page they are on. For example if they attempt to access a page profile which they need to be logged in for I would do:

header('Location: continue.php?goto=profile'); exit;

answered Mar 03 '14 at 20:41

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Although how would this know which page the user was on before they logged in? – AidanPT Mar 03 '14 at 20:45

PHP Redirecting users to the page they left once logged in

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