Loading a different page

sturoy

Right, this might not even be possible...

How can I load a page from another page in PHP... I mean, I basically want to say this:

if ($dataIsFine)
{
//load the next page up...
}
else
//reload this page, passing these variables.....
}

Can it be done?

Thanks in advance.

paulnaj

Yes, it can be done using the header() function.

e.g. header("Location: index.php");

The only thing is, you can't send ANY output to the browser before ... no echo's, print's etc.

sturoy

OK, I'm working this through my head as I write this, so bear with me!!

So, I could have something like this:

index.php

//this will have a form in it, which a user fills in a number, 1 or 2
//form action = "redirect.php"
if ($error)
{
echo($error);
}

redirect.php

if ($number == 1)
{
header ("Location: index.php?error='Put a 2'");
}
else if ($number == 2)
{
header ("Location: pagetwo.php");

}

That sort of thing.... I understand what you mean about the no-previous-output thing... But it can do some validations and stuff, right?
Just as long as it doesn't actually PRINT anything to the browser.

Thanks very much for your help.🙂

paulnaj

Yes, that's exactly it!!

You can do any calculations, use a database ... I think (but don't know) that ther could be a problem with sessions, because they use cookies, so watch ou for that.

(Remember to mark the thread resolved, if that's the case).

sturoy

Sweet!

Haven't implemented it yet, but it looks like what I want! Cheers!