Re: php header() redirect issues

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php header() redirect issues

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Re: php header() redirect issues

Dec 21st, 2007

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Originally Posted by Designer_101

This is a really common problem that occurs when using php to redirect users. The header must be at the top of the page (first thing the browser reads).

Wrong. The header can be anywhere in the script. The only thing is, you shouldn't output anything before the header function(not even a html tag). header("location: http://whatever.com/thankyou.php"); is just as good as
echo("<script>location.href = 'http://whatever.com/thankyou.php';</script>");

P.S. header is comparatively faster since its a php function, where as in the other case, it should first 'echo' the redirect script.

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