Redirect after download xml file

Question

I use the following code to download an xml file

<?php
header('Content-type: text/xml');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="download.xml"');
echo simplexml_load_file('temp.xml');
unlink('temp.xml');
?>

I would like to redirect to index.php after this. How do I do this?

header('location...) and meta refresh do not work

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 03 '13 at 13:28

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Well because you send the header and content this can't be done.

You have to redirect first and then let the file download on the target site.

answered Dec 03 '13 at 13:28

Maarkoize

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score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 03 '13 at 13:32

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Make your website change the url two times with javascript:

<script>
  location.href="your_php_file_that_downloads_xml.php";
  location.href="/other/site";
</script>

answered Dec 03 '13 at 13:32

L3viathan

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Redirect after download xml file

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