Level 63
I think that the easiest way is to use the session.
Jan 19, 2025
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Level 63
Looking for a clean way to add a referer link
Hello,
I have this situation in a full livewire application.
I can call a create/edit form from 3 different pages.
If I click on the submit button to edit an existing model, I want to redirect to the referer page.
I have checked in the request, there is the referer link.
But => if the form has errors, the referer becomes the form.
What is the best way to add the referer ?
Adding it in the headers ? Adding a variable in the session ? Another way ?
Thanks for your help.
V
Level 75
@vincent15000 I agree, many times I use session to store a redirect.
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Level 122
beware, session can be shared by two tabs in the browser. If your user tries to submit two forms at once it could get confusing
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Level 63
@Snapey I don't see why a user would want to open 2 forms at once from 2 different places and fill both forms at once. But effectively it's a good observation.
What other solution are you using ?
Level 63
Level 122
@vincent15000 I don't understand the problem, but passing it directly is ideal.
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Level 63
If I am on the show page and I click on the edit button, the referer URL is the one of the show page.
I fill the form and I click on the save button, but there are validation errors, the edit page is reloaded and the referer URL is now the edit page.
How can I return to the show page ?
I can't hard write the show page route for the redirection, because I can access the edit page also from the index page and not only from the show page.
I have found a solution : I can add the referer as a query parameter to the URL. So there isn't any problem with a session shared between 2 tabs.
Level 80
I fill the form and I click on the save button, but there are validation errors, the edit page is reloaded and the referer URL is now the edit page.
How can I return to the show page ?
@vincent15000 If you’re editing a record, then surely you know where to redirect to?
Why are you relying on the referrer? Just redirect to the associated record’s show page:
return redirect()->route('record.show', $record);
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Level 63
I can edit the same model from two different pages, so no I don't know where to redirect.
I explain.
It's a personal project that helps me follow students in training.
I can display the student page (with all training sessions of this student) and I have another page with all training sessions in a month for all students.
I can edit a session from the student page or from the sessions page.
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if I edit a session from the student page, I want to redirect back to the student page
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if I edit a session from the sessions page, I want to redirect back to the sessions page
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