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wp_get_raw_referer › WordPress Function

Since4.5.0
Deprecatedn/a
› wp_get_raw_referer ( No parameters )
Returns:
  • (string|false) Referer URL on success, false on failure.
Defined at:
Codex:

Retrieves unvalidated referer from the '_wp_http_referer' URL query variable or the HTTP referer.

If the value of the '_wp_http_referer' URL query variable is not a string then it will be ignored. Do not use for redirects, use wp_get_referer() instead.


Related Functions: wp_get_referer, wp_get_original_referer, wp_get_user_request, wp_get_current_user, wp_get_wp_version

Source 

function wp_get_raw_referer() {
	if ( ! empty( $_REQUEST['_wp_http_referer'] ) && is_string( $_REQUEST['_wp_http_referer'] ) ) {
		return wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['_wp_http_referer'] );
	} elseif ( ! empty( $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] ) ) {
		return wp_unslash( $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] );
	}

	return false;
}