Redirect to $_SERVER["SCRIPT_URI"] not working

HI

I'm a novice at php and am stuck with what I expect should be simple.

The first section works but as soon as I change it, to use a variable for the redirect, it doesn't work.


<?
Header( "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" );
Header( "Location: http://example.com/cgi-bin/mainpage/" );
?>



<?
Header( "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" );
Header( "Location: $_SERVER["SCRIPT_URI"]" );
?>


What have I done wrongly?


bazz

<?
Header( "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" );
Header( "Location: " . $_SERVER["SCRIPT_URI"] );
?>

Is SCRIPT_URI a commonly defined cgi directive? I'm thinking that its not a commonly defined one. Too bad I can't test this one :(

either way, the syntax was wrong. can't use nested double quotes.

Shorter example:
header("Location: ". $_SERVER["SCRIPT_URI"] ,TRUE,301);

See header() reference: http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.header.php

either way, the syntax was wrong. can't use nested double quotes.

Yes indeed, and the complex doesn't really like being evaluated in that context too.

Shorter example:
header("Location: ". $_SERVER["SCRIPT_URI"] ,TRUE,301);

See header() reference: http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.header.php

Thats interesting; I can't say I've ever done it that way before, but it looks like it would work acording to the api. Nice find on that one!

Guys thanks.

I was stupid to not realise I was redirecting to the redirect script (DUH!!).

I need to redirect to the same domain but to the file /cgi-bin/mainpage.

Should I use a relative uri or an absolute one? It seems to work either way now.


<?
$web_uri = $_SERVER["SCRIPT_URI"];
$file_uri = "cgi-bin/mainpage/";
Header( "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" );
Header( "Location: $web_uri$file_uri" );
?>


bazz

Guys thanks.

I was stupid to not realise I was redirecting to the redirect script (DUH!!).

I need to redirect to the same domain but to the file /cgi-bin/mainpage.

Should I use a relative uri or an absolute one? It seems to work either way now.


<?
$web_uri = $_SERVER["SCRIPT_URI"];
$file_uri = "cgi-bin/mainpage/";
Header( "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" );
Header( "Location: $web_uri$file_uri" );
?>


bazz

I find that relative mostly works, but according to the location specification its supposed to be absolute. So I'd use absolute all the time.

Ambrose ... you're wandering a little far from home (Perl) aren't you?

... just kidding.
we'll let you dabble with PHP if you really want to.