php header redirect does not display contents?

Question

I am trying to display the alert statement once insert is done in mysql database. However, it would insert and immediately redirect to the webpage. It would not display anything between that ? Is there a better way to display message then redirect ? I even tried sleep function.

mysqli_query($con,"INSERT INTO invite_email (email) VALUES ( '".trim($email)."') ");

echo "<script> alert(\"Congratulations! We will contact you soon when the app is launched \") </script>";

mysqli_close($con);

echo " Please wait you will now be redirected to www.xyz.com website";

sleep(5);
header("Location: http:/www.xyz.com");
exit;

possible duplicate of [How to fix "Headers already sent" error in PHP](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8028957/how-to-fix-headers-already-sent-error-in-php) — Funk Forty Niner, Aug 26 '14 at 14:11
Add error reporting to the top of your file(s) right after your opening ` — Funk Forty Niner, Aug 26 '14 at 14:15

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 26 '14 at 14:09

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you're missing '/' in the "Location:http://www.nomsite.com"

answered Aug 26 '14 at 14:09

may saghira

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Won't make a difference. – Funk Forty Niner Aug 26 '14 at 14:11
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It's not working, since output is sent before header() is called – Logar Aug 26 '14 at 14:13

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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from php documentation :

Remember that header() must be called before any actual output is sent

This link might be useful to you

Edit : As Joey Emery said, doing this entirely in js should work as well, and maybe a simpler solution than the link i posted

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Aug 26 '14 at 14:10

Logar

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 26 '14 at 14:10

Would it not be easier to do this entirely in Javascript?

$('body').append('<p>Please wait you will be redirected.... (If you arent, click <a href="#">here</a></p>');

setTimeout(function() {
    window.location.href = 'http://www.website.com';
}, 5000);

(Yes this example uses jQuery, but only for appending the p tag).

php header redirect does not display contents?

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