Anyway of doing a php redirect and not have it pass the referral url?

Cleo · 2012-04-25, 03:54 PM

I have the domain www.cleogoodstuff.com that send all my exit site traffic to.

I've put a php redirect there so that it loads my mainstream blog.

Code:

<?php header ("location: http://floridaoutdooradventures.info/") ?>

The trouble is that it shows the referral url which ends up showing adult links to my mainstream blog. Anyway of making it so that cleogoodstuff.com comes up as the referral url?

flowersgone · 2012-04-25, 09:44 PM

Hows about something like:

HTML Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Gateway to Florida Outdoor Adventures</title>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="1; url=http://url.anonfiles.org/4q">
</head>
<body>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
/*<![CDATA[*/
window.location = 'http://floridaoutdooradventures.info';
/*]]>*/
</script>
<p>redirecting</p>
</body>
</html>

If JavaScript is enabled the window.location redirect takes over and the referrer should be the page with the JavaScript. If there is no JavaScript the code does a meta redirect using an anonymously shortened URL that should take you to the same place but hide the referrer. I haven't tested completely but as best I could.

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Cleo · 2012-04-26, 11:02 AM

I thought about doing a JavaScript timed redirect. Also thought about doing a page with an RSS feed like I had before with my old blogs.

But actually it looks like my fear was unfounded anyway as it looks like the adult referrals only show up in my server stats and are not listed as links in Google.

tickler · 2012-04-27, 09:09 AM

This may help by spoofing the referrer!!!

PHP Code:


			
<?php



header("Referer: http://www.google.com\n");

header("Location: http://floridaoutdooradventures.info/")



?>

I think the script has to be on "floridaoutdooradventures.info" for security access reasons!!!

Cleo · 2012-04-27, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tickler

This may help by spoofing the referrer!!!

PHP Code:


			
<?php



header("Referer: http://www.google.com\n");

header("Location: http://floridaoutdooradventures.info/")



?>

I think the script has to be on "floridaoutdooradventures.info" for security access reasons!!!

Doesn't work
http://floridaoutdooradventures.info/test.php

Cleo · 2012-04-27, 10:23 AM

This work although it is kind of a brute force approach and involves a third party website.

Code:

<?php header ("location: http://nullrefer.com/?http://floridaoutdooradventures.info/") ?>

www.cleogoodstuff.com

.

Simon · 2012-04-27, 04:19 PM

One thing to consider is setting up an https site just to use for all your redirect links. Since browsers aren't allowed to pass a referring URL from an HTTPS server to an HTTP server that should take care of the problem.

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Cleo · 2012-04-27, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simon

One thing to consider is setting up an https site just to use for all your redirect links. Since browsers aren't allowed to pass a referring URL from an HTTPS server to an HTTP server that should take care of the problem.

Now that is an interesting solution.

I see one needs to buy a SSL certificate. Not sure I want to spend $70 a year on one.

Simon · 2012-04-27, 07:24 PM

I was thinking you could use a self-signed certificate since the domain would only be used by you and only for redirecting clicks. You won't have ecommerce transactions occurring on that domain.

But I'm not sure, now that I think about it, that a surfer's browser might not pop a warning message about it not being a signed Certificate Authority certificate.

If someone has a testing server and some free time, this could be worth knowing for sure. But until then I'm not suggesting it's a workable solution since there might be device/system/browser combinations where it won't do what you want.

Simon · 2012-04-27, 07:39 PM

Also, I don't know who you use for domain registrations, but NameCheap has some reasonably-priced ($10/year) SSL certificates. Comodo, GeoTrust and Thawte are available...

http://www.namecheap.com/ssl-certificates/comodo.aspx

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Cleo · 2012-04-27, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simon

Also, I don't know who you use for domain registrations, but NameCheap has some reasonably-priced ($10/year) SSL certificates. Comodo, GeoTrust and Thawte are available...

http://www.namecheap.com/ssl-certificates/comodo.aspx

Yeah after I posted that I looked at NameCheap and saw that they had stuff for much less than GoDaddy.

cd34 · 2012-04-28, 12:07 PM

Code:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en">
<head>
<title>Redirecting...</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"/>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; URL=http://floridaoutdooradventures.info/"/>
</head>
<body></body>
</html>

This is what you need - and is approximately what nullrefer.com was doing - though they were loading a statcounter. Javascript's top.location can optionally pass the referrer, but, the meta refresh will work across all browsers and won't send a referrer.

Cleo · 2012-04-28, 12:42 PM

That's how I did it before I learned about using php redirects.

Guess I was making things too complicated.

tickler · 2012-04-29, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cleo

That's how I did it before I learned about using php redirects.

Well you could still use PHP to control the meta-refresh redirect !

2012-04-25, 03:54 PM	#1
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2012-04-25, 09:44 PM	#2
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2012-04-26, 11:02 AM	#3
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	I thought about doing a JavaScript timed redirect. Also thought about doing a page with an RSS feed like I had before with my old blogs. But actually it looks like my fear was unfounded anyway as it looks like the adult referrals only show up in my server stats and are not listed as links in Google. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2012-04-27, 09:09 AM	#4
tickler If there is nobody out there, that's a lot of real estate going to waste! Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,177	This may help by spoofing the referrer!!! PHP Code: `<?php header("Referer: http://www.google.com\n"); header("Location: http://floridaoutdooradventures.info/") ?>` I think the script has to be on "floridaoutdooradventures.info" for security access reasons!!! __________________ Latina Twins, Solo, NN, Hardcore Latin Teen Cash

2012-04-27, 10:23 AM	#6
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	This work although it is kind of a brute force approach and involves a third party website. Code: <?php header ("location: http://nullrefer.com/?http://floridaoutdooradventures.info/") ?> www.cleogoodstuff.com . __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2012-04-27, 04:19 PM	#7
Simon That which does not kill us, will try, try again. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conch Republic Posts: 5,150	One thing to consider is setting up an https site just to use for all your redirect links. Since browsers aren't allowed to pass a referring URL from an HTTPS server to an HTTP server that should take care of the problem. . __________________ "If you're happy and you know it, think again." -- Guru Pitka

2012-04-27, 07:24 PM	#9
Simon That which does not kill us, will try, try again. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conch Republic Posts: 5,150	I was thinking you could use a self-signed certificate since the domain would only be used by you and only for redirecting clicks. You won't have ecommerce transactions occurring on that domain. But I'm not sure, now that I think about it, that a surfer's browser might not pop a warning message about it not being a signed Certificate Authority certificate. If someone has a testing server and some free time, this could be worth knowing for sure. But until then I'm not suggesting it's a workable solution since there might be device/system/browser combinations where it won't do what you want. __________________ "If you're happy and you know it, think again." -- Guru Pitka

2012-04-27, 07:39 PM	#10
Simon That which does not kill us, will try, try again. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conch Republic Posts: 5,150	Also, I don't know who you use for domain registrations, but NameCheap has some reasonably-priced ($10/year) SSL certificates. Comodo, GeoTrust and Thawte are available... http://www.namecheap.com/ssl-certificates/comodo.aspx . __________________ "If you're happy and you know it, think again." -- Guru Pitka

2012-04-28, 12:07 PM	#12
cd34 a.k.a. Sparky Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Palm Beach, FL, USA Posts: 2,396	Code: <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en"> <head> <title>Redirecting...</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"/> <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; URL=http://floridaoutdooradventures.info/"/> </head> <body></body> </html> This is what you need - and is approximately what nullrefer.com was doing - though they were loading a statcounter. Javascript's top.location can optionally pass the referrer, but, the meta refresh will work across all browsers and won't send a referrer. __________________ SnapReplay.com a different way to share photos - iPhone & Android

2012-04-28, 12:42 PM	#13
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	That's how I did it before I learned about using php redirects. Guess I was making things too complicated. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289