how to go to new url from .php page when script completes

retreat

I used onclick in a html page as an attribute in a submit button, that submits data from html page to .php page. Now I want to go from that .php page to another html page. What code should be used? the onclick did not forward to the html page. I want the user to view the next html page, not the blank .php page with script. Itried to add html code to the php page, but it did not show up.

Thanks
newbie

SpecialFX

Because you don't use ONCLICK with a submit button, you need to use forms, submit button is for submitting forms.

  <form name="example" method="post" action="page.php">
    <!-- Put other fields here -->
    <input type="submit" Value="Process Reservation" />
  </form>

Although I don't know why you would submit a form without having any fields, other than submit.

Than once it gets to the php page and you want it to redirect use:

header('Location: page.html');

retreat

Yes the submit button is within a form on the initial html user input page. There are about 20 fields that are completed by the form, and then when the submit button is pressed by the user supplying data, the page transfers to the .php file which sends the data to a mysql database, and also an email is forwaded to me (all done within the php script). After the php script completes, i want to change the url from the .php page to another html page.

I tried putting the code:
header('Location: mynewpage.html'); after the <?php. And it still does not go to the new html page.

thanks
newbie

alexd

The header() function works. Make sure there is nothing getting output to the browser before the header() function. If there is the header can't be sent. Also make sure the path to the html file is correct. It should be the full address or a relative path from where the php script is.

<?php 

// Database transactions and email code here
// make sure nothing gets output to the browser

header("Location: mynewpage.html"); 
exit;
?>

bradgrafelman

alexd wrote:
It should be the full address or a relative path from where the php script is.

Actually, according to RFC 2616, sec 14.30, you should use an absolute URI.

Either way, if the header() isn't redirecting you, make sure display_errors is turned on and error_reporting set to E_ALL - this may give you a hint as to why the header isn't working properly.