laravel URL::previous

This is normal, If validation doesn't pass, Previous url will be your current url, can you show us your code please?.

The previous function always uses that last requested url. So if you post a form and it fails then the last url is updated to that!

That is one long sentence! Not sure I understood what is/isn't working but show some code and examples of what happens...

@bashy how can insert code in the comment ??? ^_^

3x ~ or ` at the start and end of the code.

https://help.github.com/articles/github-flavored-markdown/#fenced-code-blocks

in the controller

        if ($validator->fails())
        {
            return Redirect::back()->withErrors($validator);
        }

and in the edit view i try use this

<a class="btn btn-info" href="{{ URL::previous() }}">back</a>

So it is perfectly normal it gets you back to the form when the previous url is the form.

Why do you want to implement this ? It seems useless to me...

If you want to allow the user to easily get back to the list of items or to the page of the item being edited, just put a link to this page.

<a class="btn btn-info" href="{{ URL::previous() }}">back</a>

Back to where? index view?

can you check the link

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26992109/urlprevious-issue-in-laravel?answertab=active#tab-top

@Mo7sin yes the back must back me to the index page with page number or other parameter but when invalid data inserted and validation work when user want back to the index page the back button not work

You can use route instead of previous

<a class="btn btn-info" href="{{ URL::route('WHATEVER.index') }}">back</a>

Now it will take the user to the index view no matter what.

i think you should use

<a class="btn btn-info" href="{!! URL::previous() !!}">back</a>

// {{ URL::previous() }} it will echo the previous URL , if you use !! it will process the method URL::previous()  and return the URL

@Mo7sin i want back to the index with parameter

You can pass an array as second argument as your parameters

<a class="btn btn-info" href="{{ URL::route('WHATEVER.index', []) }}">back</a>

@Mo7sin i used this to save previous URL in the controller

      if (!Session::has('edit_previous_button'))
      {
        Session::put('edit_previous_button', URL::previous());
      }

and in the view

<a class="btn btn-info" href="{{ Session::get('edit_previous_button') }}">back</a>

previous didn't accept any variables unless u use the way @Mo7sin mention to pass the parameters through router or action method

 /**
     * Get the URL for the previous request.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function previous()
    {
        $referrer = $this->request->headers->get('referer');

        $url = $referrer ? $this->to($referrer) : $this->getPreviousUrlFromSession();

        return $url ?: $this->to('/');
    }

you can also use

<a class="btn btn-info" href="{!! URL::previous() !!}/blabla=bla&blabla=bla">back</a>
// just make sure to add the parameter after }

@khaledsmq @Mo7sin i solve the problem by use the session to save previous URL because if use URL::previous and when invalid data inserted the back button it refer to the current URL

That's fine :)

@khaledsmq ممنون الك تعبتك وياي اليوم @_@

this one works perfect;