Redirecting to different server while keeping URL

[jschnyderite]

I have a page within my site which will redirect to a page hosted by an outside source but I would like to keep my domain name in the address bar.

Is there a way to do so safely?

[aj_nsc]

Only possible with (i)frames. If you go the (i)frame route, note that the address bar will never update when the page does.

You can imagine the security risk to the user if you were allowed to send them to one site and have the address bar say that they were on a different site.

[jschnyderite]

Only possible with (i)frames. If you go the (i)frame route, note that the address bar will never update when the page does.

You can imagine the security risk to the user if you were allowed to send them to one site and have the address bar say that they were on a different site.

yea, it makes sense..just had a client ask as they're punching out to some non-profit donation system and want the illusion that it's on their site.

so I'd just make domain.com/donate and put just an iframe with the actual URL within? are there normally margin or alignment/centering issues? I need this to appear exactly as other site pages do visually.

[aj_nsc]

Unless it's a very short (in height) site, you can't get it to appear exactly because the user will see the scrollbar in a different position than it normally is. It will appear more inside the browser window than where it usually is.

However, I would generally stay away from all this. These are very black-hat style techniques. Just pop the site up in a new window and don't irritate your users

[JunkMale]

It is also a case of deception which is a serious offense.