Re: redirection rather than include()

In article <GIEIJHHAONJCNECMGNKAGEFICBAA.bderuyter@mediaone.net>, bderuyter@mediaone.net says... > This is a PHP newbie trying to figure something out. > > I am creating a web-app which begins with a login page and goes through the > typical user/pass validation and upon success moves to a frameset where the > application will run. The action of the login form is act_login.php. In > that script I validate the user/pass and, upon validation, include() the > frameset script. However, I would rather redirect the browser to the > frameset script. In other words I want to progression to go like this... > > login form --> successful login (determined by act_login.php) --> redirect > browser to app frameset > > This scenario is probably swimming in technicalities, and I'm probably just > fine using the include() statement. However, I guess my overall question > is... is there a way to redirect the browser to a new URL (eg. php script) > inside something as simple as an if/then statement? > > Thanks! You can use header() to force redirection - ther's a sample in the manual but remember that you can't output anything _at all_ to the browser before attempting to use header. -- David Robley Temporary Kiwi!