how to redirect to new page

[Tea_J]

In PHP, how does one redirect a user to another webpage without using the

metarefresh
and
header("location: blah.php");

Is there another way?

To make it more complicated, i dont want the user to loose the current page, juz open the new link in a new widnow (_blank)

any ideas?

Should you want to know why, i am making an ERROR routine, wherein if there is an error (like user input missing) the user is redirected to the ERROR page displaying the error message..... header() worked fine untill, i started implemeting it from within the php document.. header doesnt work if there has been output already..therefore, i can't use my error routine in the middle of my hTML/php page..

wish to get advise

tea

[Skull]

put this at the top of your page (obviously changing things like width/height e.t.c..)

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!-- Begin
function popUp(URL) {
day = new Date();
id = day.getTime();
eval("page" + id + " = window.open(URL, '" + id + "', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,width=width,height=height,left = 312,top = 234');");
}
// End -->
</script>

then where you want the new page to pop up just do...

<script language="javascript">popUp("http://www.yoursite.com/errorpage")</script>

and I think it should work :p

[Tea_J]

oh yeah, about that.. i wish to do this in PHP only.. no java script.. can it be done?
tea

[Skull]

ah fair enough, I thought you were just looking for any solution.

I can't think of any other way that it can be done in PHP, I may be wrong though

[remnant]

I'm not too clear on the circumstances that would bring about the error window but, if it's applicable, you can try putting target="popup" in a form tag.

It would be helpful to see some code.

[Tea_J]

well the redirection can't come from a form submit method.. although that's another solution to add to the javascript method.

You see, i have an HTML document with php running in some of its areas.. specially in the body.. PHP codes in there generates the needed data from the database..

Upon error (cant access database, no results returned rom query, etc etc), i would like for PHP to launch another page.. ok for this matter, NOT launch another page, but rather just simply redirect a user.. the only ways i can remember to do this is meta refresh and header("location") options.. however these methods wont work since headers are already sent before hand.

tea