Redirecting

[jacob_kochi]

I got a strange requirement from a client. He wants to redirect a new user entering his server to a predefined page. For example

IF a user type

http://mysite.com/page4.html

or

http://mysite2.com/page2.html(Both URLs are in same Server)

if user is new(Not entered the server before) . He must be directed to a predefined page.

say http:://myserverhome.html

My client has Linux+apache server

Is this possible by making any changes in apache configuration

[LordShryku]

Not that I know of....

The only way I know how to do this is to set a cookie, and if the cookie is not set, redirect them.

[eriksmoen]

header("Location: [url]http://REDIRECT_PAGE_HERE[/url]");

make sure this is the first thing passed to the browser...

hope it helps.

[Arithan]

I think you can do it, but by using cookies.
Everybody who go to the page get a cookie. On all your pages, you check for that cookie. If they don't have it you redirect them via the redirect, like in the last post