There is no session yet; the user has not yet logged in. There is no way to write the requested URL to a hidden input in the login form, because the login form isn''t up yet - the user is visiting some other page.
On Dec 19, 3:58 pm, brian <zijn.digi...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would do all of this server-side. Have your PHP script save the > requested page in the session before redirecting to the login page. > Or, write the requested URL to a hidden input in the login form. > > > > On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Vik <v...@mindspring.com> wrote: > > Let's say a user visits my site, and takes an action that requires him > > to be logged in. I would like to: > > > - Take him to the login page > > - Automatically return to the page he started from after he logs in > > > So I need to capture the current window.location, which is easy (var > > returnURL = window.location) and communicate it to my app. I can't > > use URL variables (e.g. ?returnURL=http://www.returnlocation.com), > > because I'm using CodeIgniter, so I need to pass the returnURL in a > > POST or REQUEST variable. > > > Is there a way to do this? > > > Thanks in advance to all for any info.
