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this is not working if this is coded in a file located more than 2 subdirectories..

header('location: admin.php');

i want to go back to the file to the main page...in the root directory..

Edited by pritaeas because: Added markdown.
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header('../location: admin.php');    // 1 folder up
header('../../location: admin.php'); // 2 folders up
Edited by pritaeas
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Shuldn't it be:

header('location: ../admin.php'); // 1 folder up
header('location: ../../admin.php'); // 2 folders up

But HTTP 1.1 requires an absolute URI for the Location field so I am not sure if the above is OK to be used. Anyone knows more about that?

commented: Oops. Indeed... must be the heat ;) +14
commented: nice catch! +12
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Never had any issues with it yet. Perhaps a server setting doing the translation to absolute?

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