[RESOLVED] Redirecting a page

Jon12345

I have a this scenario when someone clicks a link on mysite.com:

mysite.com --> redirect.php --> destinationsite.com

When someone gets to redirect.php I want to display a message saying "Redirecting" for a certain period.

What is the best way to do this? Can I define the time it shows the "Redirecting" message for?

Thanks,

Jon

halojoy

use <meta refresh>
and set the delay for some seconds

read more about it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_refresh

regars .. to you 🙂
halojoy

This will of course work, too, in most cases,
as a redirect in PHP:

<?php

// PHP redirect after 5 sec

// this line is not visable
echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5;url=http://wikipedia.org"/>';
// info message
echo 'This is eventual additional information Message';
exit(); // make sure to end php script

?>

Jon12345

I have been using...

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="3;url=http://www.mysite.com/index.php?var=<? echo $var; ?>">

My concern is if I have the " in the correct place. Is there anything wrong with my code?

halojoy

so is that the code of your redirecting?
This will not display any message, though.
you have to add something

<html>

<body>
<meta http-equiv="refresh"
content="3;url=http://www.mysite.com/index.php?var=<?php echo $var; ?>"   >

You will be redirected in 3 seconds, please wait .........<br />
Or click this link: 
<a href="http://www.mysite.com/index.php?var=<?php echo $var; ?>">CLICK HERE</a>

</body>

</html>

Jon12345

There is more code on my actual page. I am just concerned if that line of code was sound or not.

bpat1434

That line of code is fine, as long as it's not appearing as an echoed string in PHP. If it's PHP inside the HTML (which it looks like you have) then you're fine.

What NOT to have:

echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="3;http://www.mysite.com/redirect.php?page=<?php echo $var ?>" />';

What to have:

<html>
<head>
    <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="3;http://mysite.com/redirect.php?page=<?php echo $var; ?>" />
    <title>Redirecting To <?php echo $var; ?></title>
</head>
<body>
    <h4>Thank You For Visiting</h4>
    <p>You are now being redirected to: <?php echo $var; ?></p>
    <p>Please come back soon!</p>
</body>
</html>

Jon12345

Thank you.