[Resolved] Very simple redirect not working!

Manat

Hi all,

I have an extremely simple redirect, and it's not working.
This is my code:
header("Location: newPage.html");

I have an if statement, if the if or one of the else's is true, then a function is called.

whithin that function is where I have my redirect.
Is that the problem?

Am I not being redirected because it needs to return to the if statement from the function to go to the closing brace?

or is my my syntax?

Thx

stolzyboy

enlighten us with some more code, your syntax is correct for the redirection

are you getting any errors or anything

Manat

Hi,

Well I don't get an error, but I get this warning:

PHP Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by (output started at file3.php:23) in line 43

And that line 43 is the redirect line of code that I pasted.

<?php
if ($num_rows < 40)
{
if (($contestID) % 60 == 0)
{ prizeA(); }
elseif (($contestID) % 30 == 0)
{ prizeB(); }
else { noPrize(); }
}
else { noPrize(); }

And now, the noPrize() for example:

function noPrize()
{
$sql3 = "INSERT INTO pampers(bla bla bla)
VALUES (bla bla bla)";
$result3 = mysql_query($sql3) or die(mysql_error());

header("Location: file3.html");
exit();
}

So.... is it because it won't go to the closing brace?

stolzyboy

no, that error is because you have output something to the browser before the header redirection, is that the full code for the page?

Manat

Thanks dude

Yes there were some echoes, thanks for the tip, I took them out it all works now

Thx again!

stolzyboy

no problem, mark the thread resolved

if you can't get it lemme know i'll do it for ya

limsinghou

Hi experts,

I have reinstalled the apache server on my xp, the source are all the same as previous, but after i run it after installation, the header location not working.....

i dont know what went wrong, can anyone assist?

Thanks:

<?php
session_start();
include("settings.inc");
mysql_select_db("helpdesk", $connection);
$query = "SELECT name, usertype FROM Usersettings WHERE Username = '$POST[username]' AND Password = '$POST[password]'";
$result = mysql_query($query) or die("ERROR");
$Resultrow = mysql_fetch_array($result);
$User = $Resultrow[0];
$Type = $Resultrow[1];
$num_result = mysql_num_rows($result);
print ("<tr><td height = 80 valign=\"top\">");
if($num_result == 0) {
print("<font color='red'>You have entered invalid user ID or password ! Please try again!<br>");
print ("If you have forgotten your password, Please contact HMM SIN I&T Dept for assistance.</font>");
print "";
}
else {
mt_srand((double)microtime() * 1000000);
$SesId = session_id();

    $query2 = "INSERT INTO Temp (SesId, Sesdate, Name, Type) VALUES ('$SesId',  SYSDATE(), '$User', '$Type')";
    $result2 = mysql_query($query2) or die("ERROR");

    // delete old inactive sessions
    $query3 = "DELETE FROM temp WHERE Sesdate <> SYSDATE()";
    $result3 = mysql_query($query3) or die("ERROR");

    // update current old sessions
    $query4 = "UPDATE temp SET Name = '$User' WHERE SesId='$SesId'";
    $result4 = mysql_query($query4) or die("ERROR");
    print ("<br></tr></table>");
   switch ($Type)
   {
   case "C":
           echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=mainc.php">';
           break;
    case "I":
            echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=mainc.php">';
            break;
   case "T":
           header("location:maint.php");
            break;
   case "P":
            echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=maint.php">';
           break;

   }
    }