TalkPHP - View Single Post - How do I get the url to stay the same when using a redirect script?

Brook · 04-02-2009, 04:39 AM

I basically want to have some control over outgoing urls, because we get a tonne of them posted, and too many outgoing urls (as in links) are not great for seo. So by converting the urls posted on the forums to have my redirect script's url in them I get over the problem :) So urls posted become mysite.com/redirect.php?url=bbc.oc.uk (instead of just bbc.co.uk).

I already have nofollow, but tbh, I don't think it helps all that.

Could I not just use $HTTP_REFERER to check the request came from my site?
Is anything wrong with using: header("Location: $url"); ?

Thanks for your help!

04-02-2009, 04:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
Brook The Acquainted Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: UK Posts: 121 Thanks: 41	I basically want to have some control over outgoing urls, because we get a tonne of them posted, and too many outgoing urls (as in links) are not great for seo. So by converting the urls posted on the forums to have my redirect script's url in them I get over the problem :) So urls posted become mysite.com/redirect.php?url=bbc.oc.uk (instead of just bbc.co.uk). I already have nofollow, but tbh, I don't think it helps all that. Could I not just use $HTTP_REFERER to check the request came from my site? Is anything wrong with using: header("Location: $url"); ? Thanks for your help! __________________ PS3 Forums on GameSlurp - the site for gaming fans!