Requiring a referral page

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I don't know if this can be done, but I am trying to ensure that a page can't
be bookmarked/added to favorites. The site is setup with a log in for a
portion of the site. I have built a second site that will be linked off of
the original site, but only if they have logged in.

My question is, can a Web page be setup to only open if it is coming from a
specific location and not from someone typing in the direct link to that page?

Thanks!
 
If it's password protected and they type in the direct url, they'll get prompted for un/pw.
 
Thanks for replying Rob.

The second site is not password protected, that is why I would like to have
it require a previous page before loading. The customer will be logging into
the main site and then potentially following a link to the second site. It is
going to be a seperate Web page that opens up. My worries are that the
customer will create a favorite to this second site and will not have to log
into the main site. We would like to "force" the customer to log into the
main site prior to accessing this second site.
 
As long as the second site can run server-side scripting you can limit access to being from a
specific URL or domain. With ASP, you would use:

Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_REFERER")

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Thanks for replying Thomas.

Would HTTP_Referer be the Web Address that they are coming from?
 
Yes.

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Thanks!!!!!

Thomas A. Rowe said:
Yes.

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