[RESOLVED] Header Redirects with URL variables

[deshg]

Hey everyone,

I have some 301 redirects on my site following a site redesign and just wanted to ask what maybe a stupid question. If i am using the following redirect code:

<?
header( "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" );
header( "Status: 301 Moved Permanently" );
header( "Location: newlocation/$user" );
exit(0);
?>

Is there any reason i can't put more php code first to reassign some variables, or does this page need to only have the new headers defined and nothing else? ie can i have this:

<?
if($a==1)
{$user='x';}
else if ($a==2)
{$user=y;}
else
{$user=z;}
header( "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" );
header( "Status: 301 Moved Permanently" );
header( "Location: newlocation/$user" );
exit(0);
?>

so as to reassign variable a to user and change the value and then do the relevant redirect? I just wanted to make sure i wouldn't be penalised by google or any other crawlers for some reason, can't see that i would be but i just wanted to make sure?

Thanks very much guys,

Dave

[halojoy]

deshg wrote:

Is there any reason i can't put more php code first to reassign some variables, or does this page need to only have the new headers defined and nothing else? ie can i have this:

<?php
if($a==1)
{$user='x';}
else if ($a==2)
{$user=y;}
else
{$user=z;}
header( "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" );
header( "Status: 301 Moved Permanently" );
header( "Location: newlocation/$user" );
exit(0);
?>

so as to reassign variable a to user and change the value and then do the relevant redirect?
I just wanted to make sure i wouldn't be penalised by google or any other crawlers for some reason,
can't see that i would be but i just wanted to make sure?

Thanks very much guys,

Dave

you can have those variables,
to specify header location value.

So, yes.
In fact this is not uncommon.
I have used it many times. To decide what page to go next.
Dont know 100%, but think will not effect any google & crawlers
... and who cares about those SEO Robots ?? anyway: Let them have it!!!
😃

regars 🙂
halojoy

[deshg]

Thanks very much halo i just wanted to make sure!

Cheers,

Dave

[halojoy]

thanks 🙂

As seen from PHP who sends the HEADER to browser,
header( "Location: newlocation/$user" );
is SENT as for example:
header( "Location: newlocation/y" );
... because BEFORE sent, the String Variable is converted to its TEXT VALUE
which is 'y'

It would be precisely same as if you had written:

header( "Location: newlocation/y" );

.. it dont even matter if $user = 345; ( a number )
Because will be the string:
"Location: newlocation/345"
which is a web folder with name '/345/'

regars 🙂
halojoy