Go back without using javascript

[abdoukadri]

Hi all ,

As known to go back we use :

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<A HREF="javascript:history.go(-1)">Go back </A>

Is there any way NOT to use javascript to go back to the pervious page

Thanks in Advance

[welshstew]

I would use the big back button at the top of your browser....

Seriously though, I do not think there is a way to go back in your browser history without some sort of scripting.

[c010depunkk]

HTML is static!
COMPLETELY STATIC, DEAD, INACTIVE.....
HyperText Markup Language....
It FORMATS text and nothing else....!!!

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[karinne]

Originally Posted by c010depunkk

HTML is static!
COMPLETELY STATIC, DEAD, INACTIVE.....
HyperText Markup Language....
It FORMATS text and nothing else....!!!

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Hmmm ... are you trying to tell us something? :rofl:

To OP ... no ... without JS or using the browsers' back button or right-click on the page and select Back or the ALT + left arrow, there is no way of going back to the previous page.

[MikeHopley]

Don't try to build a complete user interface for your site. That's what a browser is for!

Let them use the back button.

[c010depunkk]

Originally Posted by karinne

Hmmm ... are you trying to tell us something? :rofl:

Yeah, that you can't do this with HTML

[Marc]

haha... Good answer Jan!!!

[Aso]

On a serious note

Could a spot of PHP and the use of $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] be put to use?

Something like

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<?php
if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'])) {
echo '<a href="'.$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'].'">Go Back</a>';
}
?>

[Marc]

Yes, you can do that and it will work.

[Stuart]

Doesn't work for me...

[Blake121]

It works fine for me. Are you sure that your server supports the HTTP_REFERRER superglobal?

Or maybe you just made a direct access to the page and there is no referrer?

Check the source and see what it has in the link.

[Marc]

It also works for me.

[Stuart]

Oh, sorry guys! It's disabled on my server...

[Rakuli]

Sort of defeats the purpose though because a lot of browsers and servers don't set the HTTP_REFERER variable, not mention the fact that because it's a HTTP header, it can be modified.

Better off sticking with javascript (with a fallback to the HTTP header) or hard coding the links.