multiple headers..possible?

pedroteixeira07

Hello, I need some help with this issue:
I have a php script that searches a DB and returns multiple links of pictures in a server, for example:
www.whatever.org/images/pic1.png
www.whatever.org/images/pic2.png
www.whatever.org/images/picwhatever.png

I want to send this pictures on separate headers. The reason is:
I can get ONE header location on a HTTP InputStream on Android and convert it to bitmap, since there's a function getAllheaders Im guessing I can do this for multiple ones.

Any suggestions? How to set many headers specifying a location? Can u show me or direct me to an example?

header(Location:www.whatever.org/images/pic1.png);
header(Location:www.whatever.org/images/pic2.png);
header(Location:www.whatever.org/images/picwhatever.png);

NogDog

It would not make any sense to have multiple "Location:" headers, as such a header tells the browser to go to that URL instead of the currently active one, so once it redirects to the first location, it would know nothing about any other such headers.

bradgrafelman

In other words, you're trying to give driving directions to a browser that include "turn left, go straight, and veer right - all at once."

pedroteixeira07

Ok thank you for your comments. Any suggestion then? Make an array of links? But what if I can send multiple locations and then read just one by one? which was what i was thinking?

bradgrafelman

Are you developing the application on the client-side as well as the one on the server-side? If so, why not just send a list of links in the body of the response rather than in the headers?

pedroteixeira07

Well it was because on the client side I would have to make as many HTTP as the number of links I receive. (I think)

When I put one link on the header, the client side receives the InputStream and converts it to a bitmap, if it's just a string, I need to make again an HTTP request to receive it as inputstream. But Ill figure out another approach for this.. It's actually not viable.. thanks guys. 😉