Simple PHP question

[cgeller100]

How do I use PHP code to redirect the user to:

(1)a different file at the same web address
(2)a different HTTP address altogether

I thought it was something using the "header" function but don't remember exactly what to do.

Thank You

CGG

[Fou-Lu]

PHP Code:

header('Location: http://site.com/page.ext'); 


Location is the header. Technically it requires a full URL in order to redirect, but most of the time it will accept a relative url to the page you want to redirect to. It assumes your site if it cannot find a fully qualified url.

Also, add an exit(); after the header unless you want the page to continue processing. These are generally used in if/else type block checks, so you only redirect if the user meets some criteria so it makes sense to add the exit anyway.

[cgeller100]

Fou-Lu,

Thank You. Unfortunately it gave me this error message:

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /hermes/bosweb/web226/b2264/sl.garryplaza/public_html/delete_maint_req.php:6) in /hermes/bosweb/web226/b2264/sl.garryplaza/public_html/delete_maint_req.php on line 62

CGG

[Keleth]

You can't set header information once content has been displayed (echo/print/whatever).

[cgeller100]

So how would I redirect a user to a different page AFTER I have displayed information on the current page?

Thx

[_Aerospace_Eng_]

But WHY do you need to do it after you display information? Can you post your code please? Almost always you don't need to send a header after you display information, headers are sent normally before any output.

[Dormilich]

Originally Posted by cgeller100

So how would I redirect a user to a different page AFTER I have displayed information on the current page?

you cannot. it’s that simple.

Edit: you could use the HTML refresh meta tag, though that still requires to be printed before the HTML body

[olidenia]

Is this what you are looking for?

You can show the page and then redirect after x time, if you put it anyware in the page it will work.

To adjust time edit the numbers: setTimeout('Redirect()',1000);

for example: setTimeout('Redirect()',500);

Or redirect instantly: setTimeout('Redirect()',0);

Edit url to go to: location.href = 'redirect.html';

<?php
echo "<script type=\"text/javascript\"> setTimeout('Redirect()',1000); function Redirect(){location.href = 'redirect.html';}</script>";
?>

But ofcourse this is not PHP just Javascript echoed by PHP

[Dormilich]

Originally Posted by olidenia

But ofcourse this is not PHP just Javascript echoed by PHP

and it only works, if JavaScript is enabled …

[cgeller100]

This is Exactly what I was looking for - didn't think of using Javascript rather than PHP. Thanks!