Multiple Header() does not work?

cafrow

k, I just switched all of my javascript Redirect commands to php Header() commands.

Well Since I do includes in my pages, it happens that my index.php might have a header() statment and the included page, that causes me to get errors when I hit the page. Here is what the error says

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at public_html/index.php:7) in public_html/logincheck.php on line 32

Well Line 7 of index.php is a <?php.
and Line 32 of Logincheck.php is a header redirect

header("LOCATION: index.php");

Is it possible to have multiple header() commands in 1 page? they are of course in If statements so that not all of them are being run and only 1 is actually used at a time.

Thanks

laserlight

yes, it can be done.

more likely in between the header()s you are writing something (e.g. html, blank lines) to output, which is not allowed.

cafrow

more likely in between the header()s you are writing something (e.g. html, blank lines) to output, which is not allowed.

What do you mean? I cannot have HTML between Header() commands?

so this would not be valid.

<?php
header ("LOCATION: index.php");
} 
else{
?>
HTML into Form
<?php
}
header("LOCATION: index.php");
?>

The code makes no sence but I was wondering if this is what you ment. Or did you mean that HTML inside the HEADER(); command.

Trent_Hatred

Laserlight is right.

To quote another user, Majik-Sheff:

That is correct; you can set a header, then a cookie, then a header if you like, that is unimportant. What is important is that no other information is outputted until you are done with your headers/cookies. Any echo, print, error message, anything that would cause php to send data the the client is a potential offender. Even a stray space or carriage return before the opening tag will cause this error.

Best of luck,
B

cafrow

Thanks for that info, will try to work around with that.

Thanks