header()

[seby]

i have a simple if statement, but it takes too long to execute. when if (!$permissions['check']) is true it takes about 20 seconds to finally redirect to the url.. but the last else statement happens instantly when true. am i missing something?

if (!$site['active'] AND THIS_SCRIPT != 'login')
{
	if (!$permissions['check'])
	{
		header('Location: http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '/site/shutdown');
		exit;
	}
	else
	{
		// do something ..
	}
}

[seby]

i found the cause, somewhat. it seems its because 'shutdown' does not have an extension. its a file without an extension.. anyone know why is this?

[devinemke]

perhaps your server is trying to locate a directory called shutdown rather than a extensionless file called shutdown. try giving shutdown a dummy file extension.