Redirect a different window?

slevytam

Hello,

I was just wondering if it is possilble to have a php popup close itself and redirect the window it was popped from to a different url.

Thanks for your time,

--SL

saidbakr

hi
I think this needs client side script (JavaScript) to do this. so you may insert a JavaScript code to open the redirected page in a new window.
and I'm not sure: may be meta tags may be do some thing loke this.

slevytam

Ok,

I have tried to make a javascript redirect function. I put it in the header of my page. How do I call this function from an if statement in my php code?

Thanks again,

--SL

diego25

You can't execute JavaScript from PHP. They run at different time and different places. PHP runs on the server before the page is sent to the browser, and Javascript runs on the browser after the page has been sent.

Therefore, your solution would be to get PHP to output JavaScript code, so by the time the JavaScript gets to the user, the browser will run that and call your function.

Diego

slevytam

Thanks,

Heres what I've tried to do. Maybe you can help.

I have
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
php if not submitted
<table>
</table>
</body>
</html>
exit();
}

then php code that is reached if submitted
php verify login ....

if valid user{
//in here I want to close the popup login window and redirect the opener to home.php
}
else{
<table>
</table>
</body>
</html>
exit();
}

What I am trying to do is redirect the opening window to the users homepage if they are a valid user.
I have tried multiple solutions such as
<script language="javascript">
<window.opener.location="home.php";
</script>
but I get error: 'window.opener' is not an object

If you can help I would really appreciate it.

--SL

diego25

Well, that's a JavaScript question, not a PHP one 🙂

I haven't done JS for a whlie, but try

parent.location.href= "home.php";

If that doesn't work, I'd suggest you go to a JS forum 🙂

Diego

slevytam

I believe it still a php problem; but of course i may be way off.

I was think window.opener was not an object because I close the </html> tag before I call the javascript. I don't know how to make the page any other way though.

Does this sound right? Or am I as far off as I think...

--SL

diego25

The error "window.opener is not an object" is a JavaScript error, you can't argue that, so it is a JavaScript problem 🙂

No, I don't think you're way off...If you can find the right object, I think you're done...

Diego

jerdo

What is window.opener? That isn't part of the window object in javascript. You can try window.open(), but you might need to go brush up on your javascript.

slevytam

Actually, I believe window.opener is a reference to the window object that contained the document that called open() to open a top level browser window.

It is a part of the window object as far as I can tell.

http://www.linux.cu/mirrors/www.oreilly.com/catalog/web/jscript/refp_454.html

http://www.devguru.com/features/knowledge_base/A100210.html

I know how window.open works and I don't think its the solution in this case.

Thanks for the help,

--SL

slevytam

Solution:

The reason I was having problems was because I utilized the ie bug which allows for frameless popup.

This requires a slight modification to the javascript.

?>
<script langauge=javascript>
top.opener.location="myhome.php";
</script>
<?

Thanks for all the help,

--SL