Re: php/ajax question

Mixing Location and Cookie headers has always been hit and miss... I think you could fix it with session_write_close() or you could just replace the Location: with: require 'b.php'; since you are just wasting HTTP connections the way you have it now... On Sat, December 30, 2006 12:56 pm, tedd wrote: > Hi gang: > > I have a small php script that behaves differently depending upon > who's calling it. The code is: > > <?php session_start(); /* a.php */ > ob_start(); > $_SESSION['var'] = "test"; > ob_clean(); > header("Location: http://www.example.com/b.php"); /* > Redirect browser > */ > exit; ?> > > If the code is called directly, namely > http://www.example.com/a.php, > then the $_SESSION var is filled with "text" and the redirect is > realized. > > However, if the php script is called via ajax: > > -snip- preceding ajax > > function sndReq(action) > { > http.open('get', 'a.php'); > http.send(null); > } > > Then the $_SESSION var is filled with "test", but the redirect is not > realized. > > Why can't the php script redirect the browser when called via ajax ? > > Thanks. > > tedd > > -- > ------- > http://sperling.com > http://ancientstones.com > http://earthstones.com > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some starving artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So?