Header Redirection?

damasta

Can anyone tell me why this won't redirect? It does update the database, it just doesn't redirect. Any ideas?

<?php
	include "usersdb.php";
	$updateprofile = "UPDATE $TableName SET First = '$First', Last = '$Last', Password = '$Passwd', Email = '$Email', Homepage = '$Homepage', Signature = '$Signature', Portrait = '$logodisplay' where Nick = '$Nick'"; 	

   $updateresult = mysql_db_query($DBName, $updateprofile, $Link);
   if ($updateresult) {
   header("Location: ../pages/portal.php");
   print "Your profile has been updated";}
   else{
    print "Your profile could not be updated";}
?>

bubblenut

Does it give any errors?

damasta

No, it just says, "Your profile has been updated." It's like it bypasses the header.

bubblenut

Does the included echo/print anything to the browser?
Try using an absolute path rather than a relative one, and by that I mean a url rather than a directory path ie http://www.mysite.com/path/to/file.php

damasta

I've tried the absolute path and it didn't work either. The only thing echoed to the browser is "Your profile has been updated." The funny thing is, I have the exact same redirect after a new user logs in and it redirects perfectly fine.

<?php
if ($username && $passwd) {
	include("usersdb.php");
		$Login_Query = "SELECT Nick, Password FROM $TableName where Nick='$username'and Password='$passwd'";
		$Login_Result = mysql_db_query($DBName, $Login_Query, $Link) or die ("Couldn't execute query.".mysql_error());
		while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($Login_Result)) {
			$Username_Test = $row['Nick'];
			$Password_Test = $row['Password'];}
		$encpasswd = base64_encode($passwd);
		if ($Username_Test == $username && $Password_Test == $passwd) {
			setcookie('cookiename', $username, time() + 864000, "/");
			setcookie('cookiepass', $encpasswd, time() + 864000, "/");
			header("Location: ../pages/portal.php");
   			print("<html><title>Login</title><head>Login</head><body>");
			print ("$Everything is okay");}
			else {	
				print("There is no record of your registration!");}}
		else {
			print ("Error has occured");}
?>

bubblenut

put

error_reporting(E_ALL);

at the top of the page.

damasta

Okay, I put it at the top, right under <?php and it still outputs "Your profile has been updated"

mrhappiness

<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
if (headers_sent())
  die('Send already some header information');
here comes the rest of your script

bubblenut

And absolutely nothing else?😕
That shouldn't happen, I can see a nuber of things which should spark of notices and warning.

mrhappiness

Originally posted by bubblenut
I can see a nuber of things which should spark of notices and warning.

if display_errors is switched off you won't see anythingi guess

bubblenut

Oooh yes :o

damasta

Okay, I got "send already some header information". What does it all mean Basil?

mrhappiness

<?php is the first line of your script?

show me the part above please

to make the header function work you may not send anything to the browser before

damasta

The script is actually pulled from a submit form from another php file so <?php is actually the first line in the file.

damasta

Would the <form action> affect this in any way?

mrhappiness

would you please attach the complete file specified as action attribute in the form?

damasta

Please excuse the sloppiness.

Kudose

<note>
Opening this in notepad is not advised. It looks like s#^t.
</note>

damasta

Looks like crap in gedit too. Looks fine in Bluefish.

Astor

Originally posted by mrhappiness
would you please attach the complete file specified as action attribute in the form?

That's changeprofile.php page, not your form page.

My guess is that you already starded the output somewhere before sending the header.