counter code and redir pages

[Jakeman]

vB3 gold.

I have counter code for my hit counter in my phpinclude_start template. The counter is being incremented on redirection pages, whether the redirection pages are disabled or not. In my case I have redir pages disabled, so the result is the counter is incremented twice when a form is submitted.

The redir pages are spawned by many different files, so checking THIS_SCRIPT will not work. Any other ideas?

[filburt1]

Try using isset() on the variable governing the redirection URL.

[Jakeman]

That's a good idea. But it didn't work.

Based on that suggestion, I looked at the STANDARD_REDIRECT template and the standard_redirect() function, looking for variables to check. I tried them all, no luck.

[John]

Originally Posted by Jakeman

That's a good idea. But it didn't work.

Based on that suggestion, I looked at the STANDARD_REDIRECT template and the standard_redirect() function, looking for variables to check. I tried them all, no luck.

I've never liked those phpinclude templates!

For fear of saying something obvious and making myself look like an idiot, I'll suggest a long and boring way of doing things.

1. I'd put up a flag in print_standard_redirect(), functions.php.

PHP Code:

$GLOBALS['isredirect'] = true; 


2. I'd add the hitcounter PHP into the print_output function in functions.php, if the page isn't a redirect.

PHP Code:

if (!$GLOBALS['isredirect'])
{
     // hit counter code
} 


With all the global gubbins, to make sure the code worked inside the functions. Probably won't work, or I've missed the point entirely.

[Jakeman]

I should have specified... I'm trying to avoid all file modifications.