is there a way to see someones code on a page that only redirects?

[oscarslater]

I am going to some sites that a load of their links simply redirect to other pages

I can find out the links by hovering over the link before I click it but is there anyway to see what the code is one the page? I mean I will have the links url details but nothing else.

Most of the time they are php files but sometimes they are html files

It simply does a redirect and then takes me to my destination but I want to know what is happening before I am shunted off

is this possible??

oscar....

 

[HaRRo]

Turn of javascript and stuff then visit or wget the file.

 

[oscarslater]

thanks I'll give this a go

don't know anything about wget but i will soon, cheers

os

 

[multicolorguru]

Just slow down your internet connection & click the link, hit cancel while the redirecting site is loaded (and then view source and see your pretty javascript redirect with firefox).

 

[fulleclipse]

OMG HaRRo that avatar caused a Mt Dew spittage accident!! Dude thats to damn funny. ( sorry for unrelated post but damn that is great!)

 

[DeskCoder]

Just slow down your internet connection & click the link, hit cancel while the redirecting site is loaded (and then view source and see your pretty javascript redirect with firefox).

This is what I do ... try to cancel before the redirect ...

It's like a hand eye coordination / speed test.

 

[oscarslater]

thanks guys I have got it

and yes I forgot harro's avatar was so...well..... animated and I had the page open when I was in a service station today for quite a while with it in full view.

Don't know if anyone saw it but I did get a few funny looks

os

 

[rsquare]

A nice tool to see where those links are going is Live HTTP:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3829

 

[RandomStuff]

Turn of javascript and stuff then visit or wget the file.

Here's a quick way to turn off javascript if you are using Firefox, I love this add-on!

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1237?id=1237

 

[malachi]

keep in mind that if it's a php redirect page, it could be doing any number of things behind the scenes. Just viewing the source won't tell you everything.