Using Header()

Anon

Hi,

I've been looking at the header() function, and it seems to do some pretty useful stuff.

Does anyone know if it's possible, to use the header() function to actually pass back the url that appears in the browser's window using this function. So even if the page's real url is foo.php by including the header function at the top of foo.php the url will apear to be bar.php in the client's browser?

If it is possible, can anyone tell me what I need to do?!!!

Cheers

Paul

Anon

that would mean overwriting the original header sent by the page, I suppose. You would need to search for the different headers sent by the server when a document is sent...

Anon

No. Headers can redirect, but cannot cloak.

You can conceal the real URL by using frames. I don't recommend it, though.

<frameset frameborder=0 framespacing=0 border=0 rows="100%,*" noresize>
<frame name="MYTOPFRAME" src="http://www.somedomain.com/realpath/realdoc.php" noresize></frameset>
<noframes>
<p>Your browser does not seem to support frames, so please
<a href="http://www.somedomain.com/realpath/realdoc.php">click here</a> to get redirected.
</noframes>

Anon

Sometimes frames are the only way.

I use a www.name.co.uk site

However, due to an annoying ISP my php code is in

cgi.othername.ispname.com/cgi-bin/xxx.php

Wonder why I use frames!