header() PROBLEM ...

jamesmadison

I'm annoyed. I think I finally give up attempting to resolve this problem. Here it is if anyone wants to take a whack at it:

<?php

$location = 'http://music.capitolrecords.com/playasx.asp?TranSpeedTypeID=4&ContentTypeID=1&MediaAttributeID=4&TrackID=2385'; //First initialize the URL

header("Location: $location"); //Then go there!

Pretty simple, huh? Well, it works just fine on normal URL's. However, this is no normal URL. This happens to be an ASP Page that opens up a Windows Media file in the Windows Media Player based on the variables sent through the URL. The problem is PHP is sending extra header data. I didn't even know it until I tried the following code:

<?php

$location = 'http://music.capitolrecords.com/playra.asp?TranSpeedTypeID=3&ContentTypeID=2&MediaAttributeID=4&TrackID=2385'; //First initialize the URL

header("Location: $location"); //Then go there!

... which happens to be the same video except this time it's for the Real Media Player. Ignoring the fact that the Real Media URL is defective, my Real Media Player returns an error with the URL and the line "?texttype=plain" appended to it. Cannot open the URL blah blah blah. After merely popping the URL into my browser's address bar I receive an entirely different message. Moreover, the Windows Media file opens just fine.

I'm assuming PHP is sending extra header data (specifically: ?texttype=plain). I've tried everything to get this to work. I've even searched online for variations in syntax for the header() function. No luck. If anyone can help, it would be appreciated immensly!

zhabala

So, do not use the header function, and write just the headers with echo command.

jamesmadison

😕 No, that didn't work. Received error:

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/web/users/a0015562/html/test2/index.php:8)

I can't seem to successfully send POST or GET data with the simple echo command. Nor could I send any other header data and get it to do what I want it to do.

Any other suggestions?

zhabala

Show us your PHP code, where the output started at line 8. There can't be any output before the headers are sent.

sivasankari_kv

Why don't u try this ....

echo "<script>window.location=$location;</script>"

zhabala

Why to do simple thing with JAVASCRIPT ? Much better is it with correct header, because all browsers will support it (almost all). But JavaScript can be disabled by the user or may be not supported.

I think, there is only small error in his PHP code. It have to work.

Spudgun

The original code works fine for me.

<?php

$location = 'http://music.capitolrecords.com/playasx.asp?TranSpeedTypeID=4&ContentTypeID=1&MediaAttributeID=4&TrackID=2385'; //First initialize the URL

header("Location: $location"); //Then go there!

Opened up windows media player and played the clip.... I'm running IE6 sp1.