Getting referrer from request

Rails
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I’m having trouble retrieving the referrer from the request, here’s my
code:

referrer = headers[“HTTP_REFERER”]

I can see the referrer when I inspect the request object itself, but
haven’t been able to figure out how to retrieve it. In the past I used
the code above, but I’m not seeing the referrer in the headers for some
reason (there is no HTTP REFERRER key).

Any thoughts? Perhaps I’m retarded :slight_smile:

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Hi Phil –

On 30-Aug-06, at 12:15 PM, [email protected] wrote:

I’m having trouble retrieving the referrer from the request, here’s my
code: referrer = headers[“HTTP_REFERER”]

Try: request.env[‘HTTP_REFERER’]

/Jeff

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so whats the best way to handle a login controller that uses a before
filter to catches users who arent logged in.

How do you enable the user to go to the page they were trying to get to?

Ive been having problems with request.env[“HTTP_REFERER”] as well

When I have a complex url like /books?id=5&c=4

then it works, but if it is simple like

/books, it doesnt work correctly. Anyone figure this out?

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On 8/30/06, Jeffrey H. [email protected] wrote:

Hi Phil –

On 30-Aug-06, at 12:15 PM, [email protected] wrote:

I’m having trouble retrieving the referrer from the request, here’s my
code: referrer = headers[“HTTP_REFERER”]

Try: request.env[‘HTTP_REFERER’]

Or better yet,

request.referer

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Kent