Headers, Functions and Includes?

furious5

Ok guys, just wondering if anyone can help me.

I've written a registration form and have written a function to validate the form.

Unfortunately in the function, I have to include an email class and this is causing the headers to be sent before I have change to redirect the users browser.

Does anyone have any ideas how I can get round this problem? I'm a bit stumped at the moment.

$errors = Signup($process, $name, $dob1, $dob2, $dob3, $location, $email, $username, $password1, $password2);
if($errors == "3"){
	header("Location: <[url]http://www.example.com[/url]>"); 
	exit; 
}

Gary_King

Use output buffer, http://ca2.php.net/manual/en/function.ob-start.php

yelvington

Why is your email class trying to output anything to the browser?

furious5

Having played around with the code a little more I don't think the problem is specific to the mail class, the header error occurs with any file included in the function.

I will have a look at ob_start and see if that does the trick.

furious5

I've had a look at the function suggested in more detail, but don't see how this will assist me. Reading the php.net notes on the function it specifically says it will not suppress headers.

I'm really stuck as to how to approach this code. I have written all the code within a function to allow me to throw back errors to the page the user is filling out, but I obviously need to include these files and thus I cannot seem to get around the header error.

I've restructured my code, but maybe a fresher set of eyes may be able to make a suggestion I haven't already thought about.

<?php
// Get Posted Variables
$process = $HTTP_POST_VARS['process'];
$name = $HTTP_POST_VARS['name'];
$dob1 = $HTTP_POST_VARS['dob1'];
$dob2 = $HTTP_POST_VARS['dob2'];
$dob3 = $HTTP_POST_VARS['dob3'];
$location = $HTTP_POST_VARS['location'];
$email = $HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$username = $HTTP_POST_VARS['username'];
$password1 = $HTTP_POST_VARS['password1'];
$password2 = $HTTP_POST_VARS['password2'];

// Include Files
include("includes/mail.php");
include("includes/functions.php");

$errors = Signup($process, $name, $dob1, $dob2, $dob3, $location, $email, $username, $password1, $password2);

if($errors == "3"){
	header("Location: confirm.php"); 
	exit;
}


?>