[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #2858: Problem with wp_get_referer()

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#2858: Problem with wp_get_referer()
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 Reporter:  tereshchenko    |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect          |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal          |    Milestone:  2.0.4    
Component:  Administration  |      Version:           
 Severity:  normal          |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:                  |  
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Comment (by tereshchenko):

 Actually it is even worse, check wp_referer_field() function:
 {{{
 $ref = ( false === wp_get_referer() ) ? $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] :
 wp_get_referer();
 }}}
 it will almost always output the return of wp_get_referer(), which in turn
 will be referer to the page that made the request. So even with my
 proposed fix it will redirect to the previous page if
 $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] is not available (and will ignore
 $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']).

 It is very confusing actually: the field _wp_http_referer should contain
 the referer, and probably wp_get_referer() should used some other first,
 which should contain $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] (since our goal is to get
 page URI, not the URI that referred to it).

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