restrict access to a page unless from...

[1erik1]

hey can anyone teach me how to restrict access to a webpage, let's say domain.com/home.html, unless you are coming from domain.com/index.html

whatever is the best way to do it I think i read somewhere about headers? but I am completely lost.

unfortunately I have no points to dish out since I spent them all on a raffle I lost

 

[garrettroyce]

http://www.electrictoolbox.com/php-http-referer-variable/

I think this is what you are trying to do.

 

[1erik1]

ehh not really.. anyone else?

 

[gomarc]

They are many ways to restrict access to your web pages or to protect just part of your site.

This may be what you are looking for:
How can I use a .htaccess file to restrict access by the user's location?

Just be careful when using the .htaccess file.

 

[misson]

hey can anyone teach me how to restrict access to a webpage, let's say domain.com/home.html, unless you are coming from domain.com/index.html

whatever is the best way to do it I think i read somewhere about headers? but I am completely lost.

garrettroyce's answer best matches what you asked (the Referer header tells you what page a visitor is coming from), but it may not be what you need. Very important question to answer: why do you want to restrict access based on where a visitor is coming from? It's best to always post the overall goal in addition to a problematic step as there may be a better way of achieving the goal.

 

[primefalcon]

pretty easy thing to do

<?php
$urlToCheck = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];

if($urlToCheck != "http://onlyletthisurlthrough.com/index.php")
{ exit("you are not aloud to be here"); }
else { /* do nothing, they're aloud */ }
?>