Re: redirecting to a new page

On 25 Jul, Generic Player wrote: > Hello again > > I have a page that takes info in from a form, and sends it to a php > page. That page then checks if the info is valid or not. If its not it > gives them the error, but if it is, then it adds the data to the > database, and I would like it to then re-direct them to another page. > The only things I could find to send people to a new page needed to be > used in the header, which won't work. Any ideas? > > thanks > Generic Player You could (without outputting anything) do a validation check and if all is OK, update the database and then issue the header, having not output anything. If the data is incorrect, then you issue your error message and do wahtever else needs to be done to allow client to resubmit correct data. Cheers -- David Robley | WEBMASTER & Mail List Admin RESEARCH CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES | http://www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/ AusEinet | http://auseinet.flinders.edu.au/ Flinders University, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA