How can I send user to a page after php processes?

[joshmpratt]

I need to redirect the user to a different page, but the redirect using the header thing won't work. If something happens within the code and a certain if statement is found true, the code will write something to a database, and then I need it to redirect the user to a different page. How can I do this?

If it is possible to have a few second delay too, that would be cool.

[devinemke]

joshmpratt wrote:

I need to redirect the user to a different page, but the redirect using the header thing won't work.

why not?

[joshmpratt]

devinemke wrote:

why not?

I've been told that if there is any html being output or anything like that, then the header thing won't work. Is that not true?

[devinemke]

joshmpratt wrote:

I've been told that if there is any html being output or anything like that, then the header thing won't work. Is that not true?

yes that is true...so then don't output anything to the browser before you call your [man]header[/man] redirect. you can control this using PHP's Output Control Functions

[joshmpratt]

Well, the php is included on a page, and it has to be this way, so that is impossible.

Is there no other way to send someone to a different page with code?

[devinemke]

joshmpratt wrote:

Well, the php is included on a page, and it has to be this way, so that is impossible.

impossible? i doubt that. post your code.