is there a way to place code before header()

[Fking]

<? @include "http://mydomain.com/counters/count.php";
header('Location: [url]http://yahoo.com[/url]');

 ?>

as we know the header information must be sent before anything else....
well i need to count the hit to this page with the included file and after that forward the surfer to the another location...
how?

[gufmn]

From my understanding you can have code before header() is called. You just can't output anything to the browser before it is called. This would include your included file as well.

Another option (which I'm sure someone will say is bad practice) is to call obstart() right before your call to header(). This will force error messages into a buffer instead of displaying them in the browser.

[Installer]

ob_start()
- Not bad practice.
- Nothing to do with error messages.
- Use before ouput (e.g. at the top of the page).

[gufmn]

Installer,

Thanks for the info. I went back and read up on ob_start() again and have a better understanding of what it's for 🙂

[Installer]

It's a great feature, and way underused from what I can tell. It sure is easy to use.