Re: headers already sent.

There is no real way of knowing if output is going to be sent before a header or not, unless its a very simple page. Your best bet is to investigate the output buffering functions here: http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.outcontrol.php HTH Steve ""P. Guethlein"" <peterg@deltronix.com> wrote in message news:7.0.1.0.2.20060408005425.035d6a68@deltronix.com... > At 10:30 PM 04/07/2006, you wrote: >>Comment inline: > > Thanks, I just found that out after, well I don't want to say how long it > took <smile>. > > Is that just the way things are in PHP or is there a command / > configuration to make something like this more obvious? Hmmm..... maybe > the IDE I'm using? Using EnginSite. Is there a better one for a Windows > Environment ? > > ( head banging against wall ) > > -Pete > > > > >>P. Guethlein wrote: >>>(Know enough to be dangerous beginner...) >>> >>>Routine for a web login asked user name and password. >>> >>>User Name is entered correctly. >>> >>>Password is Incorrect. >>> >>>Next Try. >>> >>>User Name is enter correctly. >>> >>>Password is Entered Correctly. >>> >>>PHP notifies me on the html output that I am logged in. However, an >>>error is appearing in text above the html output. It states >>> >>>Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by >>>(output started at D:\webpages\XXXX\users.inc:11) in >>>D:\webpages\XXXX\web\loginfunctions.php on line 26 >>> >>>Users.inc is >>> >>>============== >>><?php >>>$domain = 'localhost'; >>>$admin = 'xxxxx'; >>>$user = 'xxxxx'; >>>$web = 'xxxxx'; >>>$password = 'xxxxxx'; >>>$site = 'xxxxx'; >>>$leads = 'xxxxx'; >>>?> >>This gap right here, it's outputting a carriage return and/or linefeed. >>headers get sent on the first character of output being sent. >>><?php >>>// Configuration settings for My Site >>> >>>// Email Settings >>>$mailsite['from_name'] = 'xxxxx Website'; // from email name >>>$mailsite['from_email'] = 'webserver@xxxxxx'; // from email address >>> >>>// Just in case we need to relay to a different server, >>>// provide an option to use external mail server. >>>$mailsite['smtp_mode'] = 'enabled'; // enabled or disabled >>>$mailsite['smtp_host'] = 'mail.xxxx.xxx;mail.xxxxx2.xxx'; >>>$mailsite['smtp_port'] = '25'; >>>$mailsite['smtp_username'] = null; >>>?> >>>=================== >>> >>>Line 26 from the loginfunctions.php file is >>> >>>//now redirect the user to whatever page they wanted. >>>header('Location: index.php?href='.$link); >>> >>>================== >>> >>>I can anticipate what the problem is with the notification that PHP gives >>>me with the headers already output. However, it says 'headers already >>>sent by users.inc', huh? >>> >>>Suggestions of where to look on this bug is appreciated! >>> >>>-Pete >> >>-- >>PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php