Re: reloading a page..

On Sun, 23 Mar 2003 12:15:25 -0500, you wrote: >Not sure why things like this are so difficult. I have an authentication >script which allows users access to certain pages based on their user level. >If they click on a link to go to a page their not allowed to, I want to be First, why are the pages they can't access displayed as active links? >able to just reload the page their on and display a message saying they are >not authorized to view that page - do you think I can get the page to You don't need to reload the page. At the top of each page, put your check routine. if (access_granted == FALSE) { show_access_denied_message; exit; } show_regular_page; >reload.....I've tried the header thing (but can't because headers are >already sent), Either rewrite your page so the security check comes before any output is sent, or use the output buffering functions (ob_start(), etc) >I've tried playing around with $PHP_SELF with no luck, I've That's passed to the script from its environment... changing it will have no effect on the script's environment. >looked for javascripts with no luck. Anyone have any ideas? You can't rely on Javascript for security.