browser redirect, pass session, but can't use require_once

[masikwha]

While redirecting the browser on condition using header function, from test1.php to test2.php, following code WORKS fine!! long as
require_once "an_object.php" is commented!!!
WHY??

But I need to require "an_object.php" because
1. Actually an object is passed to test1.page from somewhere else.
2. If the condition to redirect is not true I need to operate on the object which was passed to test1.php, THEN redirect to somewhere else.
But when I remove the comments on require_once function, following code doesn't work!!

//...test1.php.....

<?php
//require_once "an_object.php";
session_start();
$SESSION['object'] = "an_object passed to this page";
$t = $SESSION['object'];
if( strlen($t) < 1000 )
{
header("Location: http://www.mysite.com/test2.php");
exit;
}

?>

// ... END test1.php

// ....test2.php

<?php
session_start();
if(isset($SESSION['object']))
{
print $SESSION['object'];
}
else
{
print "no session";
}

?>

//...END test2.php

[bretticus]

Are you just getting a "headers already sent error" with the include??

[masikwha]

thanks for your response, seemed like no one would anser.

well , there is no error, on load of test1.php, it loads a blank page

if i remove
require_once "an_object.php";

on the top of test1.php it works fine though. The code I posted is exactly same, if you could try it, I mean 'an_object.php" could be a dummy file , in anycase it loads a blank page.
thanks

[masikwha]

ut?? UTA here, lol, shame on me!

[mrhappiness]

Try

$test[] = headers_sent();
require_once "an_object.php";
$test[] = headers_sent();
var_export($test);
die();

what is the output?

[masikwha]

replaced
requrire_once "an_object.php"
with
what you suggested on test1.php
the out put on browser on load was:

array ( 0 => false, 1 => false, )

🙁

??
thanks

[mrhappiness]

<?php
require_once "an_object.php";
session_start();
$_SESSION['object'] = "an_object passed to this page";
$t = $_SESSION['object'];
if( strlen($t) < 1000 )
{
echo 'Trying to redirect';
header("Location: http://www.mysite.com/test2.php");
echo 'redirected'
exit;
}
echo 'No redirect';
echo '<pre>';
print_r($_SESSION);
echo '</pre>';
?>

output?

[masikwha]

exact code:

<?php
require_once "staff_scripts.php";
session_start();
$SESSION['object'] = "an_object passed to this page";
$t = $SESSION['object'];
if( strlen($t) < 1000 )
{
echo 'Trying to redirect';
header("Location: <a href="http://www.gaijatra.com/Gnews/ktm/work/test2.php" target="blank">http://www.mysite.com/test2.php</a>");
exit;
}
echo 'No redirect'; ///<<<<<<<<line 12!!!
echo '<pre>';
print_r($SESSION);
echo '</pre>';
?>

error message:
Parse error: parse error, unexpected '{' in /homepages/12/d120029740/htdocs/GNews/ktm/work/page1.php on line 12

couldn't figure out...

[mrhappiness]

compare your code with mine

i edited it as soon es i saw my mistake 😉

[masikwha]

same error..
I dont' think you can put echo or print statements before calling header. Saw somewhere even a white space before <?php can cause error!!! I just don't understand why php.net hasn't addressed such a simple issue??? I have spent more than two days over this...lord help me

here is the actual code : same result

<?php
require_once "staff_scripts.php";
session_start();
$SESSION['object'] = "an_object passed to this page";
$t = $SESSION['object'];
if( strlen($t) < 1000 )
{
echo 'Trying to redirect';
header("Location: http://www.gaijatra.com/Gnews/ktm/work/test2.php");
echo 'redirected'
exit;
} // >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.line 12!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
echo 'No redirect';
echo '<pre>';
print_r($_SESSION);
echo '</pre>';
?>

error message:
Parse error: parse error, unexpected '{' in /homepages/12/d120029740/htdocs/GNews/ktm/work/page1.php on line 12

[mrhappiness]

did you check the brackets in staff_scripts.php?

<?php
require_once "staff_scripts.php";
session_start();
$_SESSION['object'] = "an_object passed to this page";
$t = $_SESSION['object'];
echo 'No redirect';
echo '<pre>';
print_r($_SESSION);
echo '</pre>';
?> 

what does happen now?

[masikwha]

with taht code the out put:

No redirect
Array
(
[favcolor] => green
[animal] => cat
[time] => 1112685052
[object] => an_object passed to this page
)

but i know the info here in the array is from a diff page i was trying the green, cat and time i dont' get it!

yim is masikwha, if that is convinient for you
thanks

[mrhappiness]

<?php
require_once "staff_scripts.php";
session_start();
$_SESSION['object'] = "an_object passed to this page";
$t = $_SESSION['object'];
if( strlen($t) < 1000 )
{
echo 'Trying to redirect';
header("Location: http://www.gaijatra.com/Gnews/ktm/work/test2.php");
echo 'redirected';
exit;
}
echo 'No redirect';
echo '<pre>';
print_r($_SESSION);
echo '</pre>';
?> 

try this once again, i forget a ; after echo 'redirected'

yim is inconvinient out of 2 reasons:

1. my boss doesn't like it *g

2. i don#t have a yim account

[masikwha]

the output:

Trying to redirectredirected

pls pm me at yahoo : masikwha
if its convinient for you
thanks

[mrhappiness]

the output looks good

remove the echos and try again

if i try to access http://www.gaijatra.com/Gnews/ktm/work/test1.php
and after thataccess http://www.gaijatra.com/Gnews/ktm/work/test2.php i get "an_object passed to this page" as output

does your browser redirect you to http://www.gaijatra.com/Gnews/ktm/work/test2.php if you take out the echos?

i won't pm you at yim. just imagine someone else having the same problem and how happy he would be if i found the solution in here...

[masikwha]

well after removing echo tags, here is your code:

<?php
require_once "staff_scripts.php";
session_start();
$SESSION['object'] = "an_object passed to this page";
$t = $SESSION['object'];
if( strlen($t) < 1000 )
{
header("Location: http://www.gaijatra.com/Gnews/ktm/work/test2.php");
exit;
}
print_r($_SESSION);
?>

out put :
blank page
browser address :http://www.gaijatra.com/GNews/ktm/work/test1.php

didnt' get redirected i suppose

finally above code is same as my original code which is:

<?php
require_once "staff_scripts.php";
session_start();
$SESSION['object'] = "an_object passed";
$t = $SESSION['object'];
if(strlen($t) < 100)
{
header("Location: http://www.gaijatra.com/GNews/ktm/work/test2.php");
exit;
}

?>

except last line:
print_r($_SESSION); // ie on your code

my code output is sam ie blank page with same browser address ie not being redirected!!!

so what is the problem? I can't figure out, 🙁

but I really appreciate your effort

onething, if you only comment the require_once.... statement at the top it works fine!! Seems like its the require_once call that messes up the things? any idea???

thanks a bunch

[mrhappiness]

Originally posted by masikwha
Seems like its the require_once call that messes up the things? any idea???

show the code of the required page
(best would be to attach the file, just change the extension to txt)

do you have anything (inlcuding empty lines, white spaces, ...) before the <?php and/or after the ?> ?