How many ways to do redirection via PHP?

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How many ways to do redirection via PHP?

irock

3:29 pm on Aug 26, 2003 (gmt 0)

Hi, I am looking for a way to do URL redirection.

Beside this command, is there any other way to accomplish the same task?

header("location $url");

Thanks!

jatar_k

4:13 pm on Aug 26, 2003 (gmt 0)

you could use meta refresh, you could do it with apache, you could even just include the desired content if it is on your site.

Why not header?

justageek

4:52 pm on Aug 26, 2003 (gmt 0)

Have to agree with jatar_k. Why not header. Been my my experience that it works all the time.

jonknee

11:27 pm on Aug 27, 2003 (gmt 0)

The only tricky bit with sending HTTP headers (AKA via header()) is that they MUST be sent out first. This is sometimes hard to add to existing scripts. Especially ones you didn't write.

Nisse

12:42 pm on Aug 29, 2003 (gmt 0)

Check out this function:

function redirect($url) {

if(headers_sent()) {

?>
<html><head>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">

</script>
</head></html>
<?
exit;

} else {

header("Location: ".$url);
exit;

}

Checks if headers are sent, javascript is used instead to do the redirection...