RE: [PHP] Re: Does Location: headers constantly

> -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Lynch [mailto:rich@phpbootcamp.com] > Sent: 03 July 2002 21:17 [...] > > It's a good idea to get in the habit of doing: > > header("Location: xxx"); > exit; > > There's no point in sending any more data after the Location: > header anyway, I can't let this go unchallenged -- what happens if you're sending this to a browser which *doesn't* honour the "Location: " header, but *is* capable of displaying any attached page content? The poor user will be left with a completely blank screen, and no hint of why. In fact, the HTTP/1.1 spec (RFC 2616: http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616.html) even says: > Unless the request method was HEAD, the entity of the response > SHOULD contain a short hypertext note with a hyperlink to the > new URI(s). So at the very least you should do something like this: header("Location: xxx"); ?> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Moved to xxx</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P>This page has moved to <a href="xxx">xxx</a>. </BODY> </HTML> <?php exit; Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@lmu.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211