problem redirecting with Header() function

bapsx03

Hello,

I have been attempting to use the Header function to redirect to a target within a document.

In the document I am attempting to redirect to, I set up target locations within the document using <a name="somename"></a> tags. I then use the Header function as follows: Header("Location: $url/$page#$target);

The problem is that the # sign and anything following it get completely stripped out of the url when the page is redirected. The browser window remains at the top of the redirected page instead of scrolling down to the target. I am not sure if this is a bug or if I am doing something stupid. Any help would be useful. Thanks in advance.

benkillin

dont do $target#$anchor, assign the $target var with the # in it and a "\" before the #:

$target = "blah.com/boo.html\#bob";

bapsx03

I tried that but the problem remains. The only difference is that the url I'm sent to includes the escape character ( \ ) at the end of it. The # sign and the anchor still do not appear. If I just echo out the Header()'s target argument, it looks correct. My only guess is that it has something to do with the Header function or possibly my browser.

benkillin

well, you could try this type of redirect if the header wont work the way you want it to:

<?
$referer = "index.html"; //redirect
?>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=<?php echo $referer; ?>#blahanchor" />

bapsx03

Yeah, I was aware of META tags but wanted to avoid them if I could. I actually figured out that the problem is linked to a file attachment selection box in an HTML form. I'm not sure why yet though but if I comment out the HTML for the file attachment selection box, it works fine. Thanks for the help.

benkillin

I just found the anwser to your problem:

$target ='blah.com/boo.html#bob'; //note the single quotes around the URL
header("Location $target");

dont put the "\" before the "#"