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From: "Sebastian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <php-general@lists.php.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 8:31 PM
Subject: [PHP] http referer


> ok, so i made a file manager and i need to prevent people from linking
> directly to files that do not come from another part of the site.
>
> i know i can use http_referer, but i wonder how fool proof it is, i dont
> want to spit out errors to a legit user that actually came from a valid
page
> before trying to access the file url. some people have said http_referer
is
> not always accurate.

Never rely on it. It might be not set at all, it's easy to spoof. I would
think about sessions here.

btw this topic has been discussed much, so you probably should STFA.

>
> any examples, snips, would be helpful.
>
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