Capture Referer URL in Webform

[aukirk]

I know that there is an Auto Value field within Caspio Bridge to capture the URL for the datapage, but is there a way to capture the referring URL that led the user to that DataPage?

This would be similar to the PHP command $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']

If we have a contact form on a page http://www.domain.com/contact.htm, we would like to know what page the visitor came from to land on that contact form. For example, I would like to have a hidden field on the Caspio DataPage for "Referrer" that would display "http://www.domain.com/page.htm" if that is the page they were on before going to the contact.htm page.

Using PHP forms, we could use HTTP_REFERER to capture that information and add it to a hidden field.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[MayMusic]

Using [@cbHostURL] to receive the parameter in Caspio page you can get the full HTTP_REFERRER URL string.

Please let me know if it works for you. :?: :!: :wink:

[aukirk]

Thanks for the quick response..... that appears to be setting the value to the same thing I get when I choose Form Element=AutoValue, AutoValueType=DataPage Host, with the option for "complete URL".

What I am hoping to achieve is to get the URL of the page the visitor was on BEFORE they landed on the page where the DataPage is deployed. For example, if the DataPage is on a generic contact us page, I would like to know what page of the site they were on before they clicked through to that contact form so I have some indication what generated the inquiry.

Hopefully there is some other code similar to this that will accomplish that.

[MayMusic]

I have created a link which opens a DataPage from Caspio. Then in the DataPage, I have checked receive parameter in advanced tab and the parameter name is [@cbHostURL], it works just fine for me and gives the first page URL (referrer).

Is it possible for you to provide me the URL of the page?

[aukirk]

Let me double check everything again on my end... is it possible that you have some Javascript on the datapage where you are using this, which is working with that to make it get the prior page?

Right now I have it deployed on a closed site, but if it still doesn't work after clearing all of my browsing history and making sure everything is set correct, I will deploy it on an open page so you can maybe help me trouble shoot...

Thanks!

[MayMusic]

You are right if I deploy my second page it will give me the current page URL, unless you use the direct link. I will try couple more ways and will let you know. Is the main page a Caspio page?

[aukirk]

The only page in this set up that is a Caspio DataPage is the contact form. The other pages are just regular pages. I have cleared the browser and after setting up links to that Caspio Datapage on a variety of different places, it still fills that field as the DataPage Host URL.

[bahar_vm]

You are right, the [@cbHostURL] will give you the current page URL but not the previous one. What you are looking for can be done using a simple Java Script explained in the link below.

http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/prop_doc_referrer.asp

You can use Java Scripts in the HTML block of a DataPage and for example assign the document.referrer value to a field to store in the table if you want.

Best,

Bahar M.

[Aether]

Hey there! Caspio released a new feature that allows you to customize your domain for your Caspio-powered applications.

Source: 
https://howto.caspio.com/release-notes/caspio-44-0/#:~:text=Release Notes-,Custom Domains,-We are excited
https://howto.caspio.com/managing-your-account/account-settings/custom-domain/