Question

I’m having difficulty trying to figure this out. I’m not even sure if it’s possible.. I will appreciate any sort of help!!

On site A, I have a link (an affiliate type link) that redirects to site B. When clicking the link on site A, I use this script to redirect..

header('HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently');
header('Location: ' .  $url);
exit;

the $url var is just site’s “A” URL. What I can’t figure out is how to pass a variable from the redirection script onto site B without using a query string in the URL itself (for example, http://www.siteB.com/?var_to_pass=something)

Also, both sites are on a different server so I’m not sure if sessions will work. But between sites I have a script which I hope I can use someone to achieve what I need.

Answer 1

There’s only one way to pass data between sites via a redirection, just as you’re doing, in the URL via query vars. You can’t make a browser redirect via POST, so GET’s your only option.