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  • ojorus
    #1

    http_referer

    Hi!
    I'm using $_SERVER['http_referer'] to see which site the visitors on my site
    is coming from. It works OK, but as we all now, not all sites give
    http_referer a value, i.e. miniclip.com.
    What I DON'T understand is how my web-statistics program (awstats) can tell
    me that a lot of the visitors on my site comes from miniclip.com. How can
    awstats know, and http_referer don't?

    // ojorus


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    • ZeldorBlat
      #2
      Re: http_referer

      On Jun 27, 10:11 am, "ojorus" <ojo...@hotmail .comwrote:
      Hi!
      I'm using $_SERVER['http_referer'] to see which site the visitors on my site
      is coming from. It works OK, but as we all now, not all sites give
      http_referer a value, i.e. miniclip.com.
      What I DON'T understand is how my web-statistics program (awstats) can tell
      me that a lot of the visitors on my site comes from miniclip.com. How can
      awstats know, and http_referer don't?
      >
      // ojorus
      It's not the website that decides whether or not to provide the
      referer (sic). The browser determines whether or not to send it.

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        • ojorus
          #3
          Re: http_referer


          "ZeldorBlat " <zeldorblat@gma il.comskrev i melding
          news:1182953857 .665568.320550@ u2g2000hsc.goog legroups.com...
          On Jun 27, 10:11 am, "ojorus" <ojo...@hotmail .comwrote:
          >Hi!
          >I'm using $_SERVER['http_referer'] to see which site the visitors on my
          >site
          >is coming from. It works OK, but as we all now, not all sites give
          >http_referer a value, i.e. miniclip.com.
          >What I DON'T understand is how my web-statistics program (awstats) can
          >tell
          >me that a lot of the visitors on my site comes from miniclip.com. How can
          >awstats know, and http_referer don't?
          >>
          >// ojorus
          >
          It's not the website that decides whether or not to provide the
          referer (sic). The browser determines whether or not to send it.
          >
          ah, sorry. my mistake! :-)


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            • Tyno Gendo
              #4
              Re: http_referer

              ojorus wrote:
              "ZeldorBlat " <zeldorblat@gma il.comskrev i melding
              news:1182953857 .665568.320550@ u2g2000hsc.goog legroups.com...
              >On Jun 27, 10:11 am, "ojorus" <ojo...@hotmail .comwrote:
              >>Hi!
              >>I'm using $_SERVER['http_referer'] to see which site the visitors on my
              >>site
              >>is coming from. It works OK, but as we all now, not all sites give
              >>http_refere r a value, i.e. miniclip.com.
              >>What I DON'T understand is how my web-statistics program (awstats) can
              >>tell
              >>me that a lot of the visitors on my site comes from miniclip.com. How can
              >>awstats know, and http_referer don't?
              >>>
              >>// ojorus
              >It's not the website that decides whether or not to provide the
              >referer (sic). The browser determines whether or not to send it.
              >>
              ah, sorry. my mistake! :-)
              >
              >
              it might also do reverse DNS lookups on IPs in the logs?

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