Page redirection

ayeletayelet

I am trying to redirect a page and I recieve the following error:
Cannot add header information - headers already sent by (output started at.

The page is has a form that submits to itself, can this be the problem?

Any other ways to redirect?

planetsim

use meta refresh..

mrcaveman

I had the same problem when I used "include()" before the "header()" function.

I soleved it by using if:

<?
include "../config/common_fns.php";

if (!check_auth_user())

{
header("Location: ../config/login.php");
}

else

{

HTML_Style();
HTML_body();

...........

I don't know if this can solve your problem?!?

Elizabeth

Yes, you must have that header info BEFORE any HTML code in your document, otherwise it won't work.

ayeletayelet

thanks for you replies.

I moved the code to the <head> of the document, and still get the same error.
I get the error only when the page is loaded AGAIN, when I submit the form to it.

The solution I see is handling the proccessing of the data in a seperate file, not on the same page with the form, I'll try it.

I used to program in JSP, where you can redirect from anywhere in the HTML.

Elizabeth

You will need to move it up before even the very first <HTML> line- it has to be the very first thing seen by the browser in order for it to process correctly.

Don't worry- it won't screw up your HTML code 🙂

-Elizabeth

ayeletayelet

The problem is that I want to redirect after a condition is met and not immediately at the top of the page.

wilsonodk

You can use a conditional, it is just a matter of how you ask the question or how you place the code. Look at these examples

<?php
// Different way to ask conditional question

// Most people put... 
// if (true) then...
// try...

  if (!$submit) {
    // header code
  }else{
  ?>
<html>...</html>
<?php
  }
?>

also you can duplicate html info

<?php
// A different way to layout the HTML

  if ($submit) {
?>
<html>...</html>
<?php 
  } else {
?>
<html>...</html>
<?php
  }
?>

HTH

ayeletayelet

I did it !
I canceled all spaces and line breaks in my code and now it works,
thank you all for the replies.
Ayelet

Elizabeth

Thanks wilson!
You got to him before I could get back here to give him the code 🙂

Elizabeth

Thanks wilson!
You got to him before I could get back here to give him the code 🙂

ayeletayelet

thanks again.
"...give him the code ..." BTW, I am a "her"

Ayelet

Elizabeth

Woops sorry Ayelet!! No offense intended, most definitely 🙂

-Elizabeth