PHP redirecting

jogging_monkey

Hey I'm somewhat new to this
but heres the problem:

Heres a example of what i need to do:
1-Check database for record
if(record exists)
{

}
else
{

Location: addCampThesis.php <-- localhost of course :\
}

Now i was told header() redirects but this doesnt work in this case because there is both HTML and php code being executed 1st ... giving me this error:

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\addcampthesis.php:20) in c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\addcampthesis.php on line 57

Is there any way i can make php redirect me to another page in this scenario?

csousley

There can be html in the code above your header redirect, it just can't display. If you're redirect is happening without showing anything on the page first, then you probubly have some whitespace somewhere or something.

Otherwise a javascript redirect will work anywhere.

If you need more let me know, good luck.

jogging_monkey

Yah whats weird is that thats little bit of php i provided is embedded right in a table cell.
but even with all that HTML prior shouldnt the php get executed 1st. thus processing the if and else statement and if the else is true redirect showing nothing of this page?? AT leats that what it WAS doing at one point in time.
The only reason i havent use Javascript is that i have never use javascript 🙂
<HTML>
.
.
.
<TABLE>
<TR>
<TD>
if(record exists)
{

}
else
{

Location: addCampThesis.php <-- localhost of course :\
}
</TD>
<TR>
</TABLE>
</HTML>

Oooh i may have stumbled on the lame solution by simply moving my if else statment to embody the whole HTML section of the page as opposed to be in the table cell should work? no?

solus

Or you can NOT print anything until AFTER the check and redirection is done.