RE: [PHP] Redirec.t

Ahhh... but the million dollar question is if you understand WHY it worked... Do you understand that this is a workaround and if you coded correctly you wouldn't need it? Output buffering to enable a header() redirect later in your code is almost never needed if you code correctly. Think about it: if you're going to redirect to a new page, why would you have output!? ---John W. Holmes... PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy today. http://www.phparch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Johnny Martinez [mailto:jmartinez@tmi-la.com] > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 8:37 PM > To: 'Leif K-Brooks'; Johnny Martinez > Cc: 'php-general@lists.php.net' > Subject: RE: [PHP] Redirec.t > > Thanks! That worked! > > Johnny > > -----Original Message----- > From: Leif K-Brooks [mailto:eurleif@buyer-brokerage.com] > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 4:53 PM > To: Johnny Martinez > Cc: 'php-general@lists.php.net' > Subject: Re: [PHP] Redirec.t > > > Try putting: > ob_start(); > at the top of your file (before ANY output is done). > > Johnny Martinez wrote: > > > Forgive me. I'm new to php. > > > > I put the function in my function.php include file which is loaded before > I > > display anything. > > > > I want to redirect the browser to a new url once the php script is > finished. > > > > Johnny > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Evan Nemerson [ mailto:evan@coeus-group.com > <mailto:evan@coeus-group.com> ] > > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 3:56 PM > > To: Johnny Martinez > > Subject: Re: [PHP] Redirec.t > > > > > > No. You have to send header information before you output anything even- > > before the <html>. On your document, you have to put it before what is > > currently line 12. > > > > > > > > On Friday 28 March 2003 03:39 pm, you wrote: > > > > Tried that...here is the error: > > > > Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by > > > > (output > > > > started at D:\bmc\uploads\request_mdb\header.php:12) in > > D:\bmc\uploads\request_mdb\functions.php on line 16 > > > > > > Any ideas? Does this only work in the <head></head>? > > > > Johnny > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Evan Nemerson [ mailto:evan@coeus-group.com > <mailto:evan@coeus-group.com> ] > > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 3:34 PM > > To: Johnny Martinez; php-general@lists.php.net > <mailto:php-general@lists.php.net> > > Subject: Re: [PHP] Redirec.t > > > > > > header("Location: http://www.domain.com/admin.php > <http://www.domain.com/admin.php> "); > > > > if you _really_ need to use your syntax, you could > > > > function redirect($uri) { header("Location: ".$uri); } > > > > On Friday 28 March 2003 03:28 pm, Johnny Martinez wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > Can someone tell me the function to redirect a browser to a specific > > page? > > > > Johnny > > > > For example: > > <? > > > > code... > > code... > > code finished. > > > > redirect( "http://www.domain.com/admin.php" > <http://www.domain.com/admin.php> ); > > > > ?> > > > > > > > > > -- > > The above message is encrypted with double rot13 encoding. Any > unauthorized > attempt to decrypt it will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. >