two redirections from one page

[coops]

Hi,

I'm trying to create a system in which I have two redirections from one page. Basically I have a list of mp3s. You click on the link to the mp3, and if calls playfile.php?name=<filename>.
I then want playfile.php to record in the database what file I play (which I have working fine), then play the file (through the browsers mp3 association). and then return the user back to the listing.

At the moment I can get it to play the file and not return the user back to the index, or, return the user to the index and not play the file.

I have tried various combinations of meta tags, header() functions, and javascript snippets. But I can't get the page redirect twice, (of course I can't, getting a page to redirect twice in a controdiction in terms, sort of!)

So how can I get my script to play the file, and then forward the user back to the index?

Thanks,

-- Coops

[rrijnders]

By definition you can not send the file and then redirect in the same program since headers can not be sent after data.

I would recommend using a combination of

header("Content-Type: whatever/whatever")

followed by a

readfile()

to send the actual image.

Then either output a page with a link back to the list, or use javascript output to the browser to perform the redirect seamlessly, or do both (in case javascript doesn't work in their browser).