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Answer 1

+8 A:


javascript: history.go(-1);

mgroves 2009-07-07 17:56:23

Or...history.go(-1); within script tags.

mgroves 2009-07-07 17:58:02

Answer 2

+2 A:

You could do the following in PHP to redirect back to the previous page:

<?php
$ref = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
header('refresh: 10; url='.$ref);
?>

James 2009-07-07 17:57:29

Clever. Be aware, though, that `Referer` isn't 100% reliable and that this will lose, e.g., form field contents (which are normally preserved when going back/forward), because it will count as a new page load.

Ben Blank 2009-07-07 18:00:24

To be honest I don't think this would be an issue for this particular scenario! But good point all the same.

James 2009-07-07 18:13:06

Answer 3

A:

If use use a PHP HEADER, you can redirect to another point on the site. Minimal Pause work (as long as the process isn't very long).

Noctrine 2009-07-07 17:57:37

Answer 4

+2 A:

Depending on the browser, either an HTTP response code of 204 or 205 might cause it to not leave the current page.

rmeador 2009-07-07 17:58:12

204 is the way to go here.

EricLaw -MSFT- 2009-07-07 18:28:16

Answer 5

+3 A:

The JavaScript function for this is window.back(). Have your PHP script produce something like the following to have browsers automatically "bounced back" to the submitting page:

<html>
    <head>
        <title>Success</title>
    </head>

    <body onload="window.back()">
        <h1>Success</h1>
    </body>
</html>

Non-JS browsers will see a "success" message, JS browsers will get bounced back.

Ben Blank 2009-07-07 17:58:28

Thanks so much. This seemed like the most "complete" answer to me.

Eric Koslow 2009-07-07 18:24:29

Answer 6

A:

In tweet.php, use the header function to redirect back to the referer

David Hedlund 2009-07-07 17:59:16

Answer 7

A:

Sending people back to the page without any success message would be very confusing. I would make the call with AJAX and provide some feedback to the user that the action was performed successfully, very much like the voting system here on SO works.

soulmerge 2009-07-07 17:59:38

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