How to make a php page redirect to an error page with certain conditions

Question

Basically, When a user signs up (register.php) succesfully.. I store all the data in database and direct them to step.php using

header("location: step.php");

Where they fill other different info which is then stored in the database.

So, a user must access the register.php page before accessing the step.php page.

How do I stop access to the step.php page by limiting its access to only those that just completed the register.php form.

PS - I am building a step by step registration process and is this even the best way out. Or what other ways can I do this?

Possible duplicate of [How to make a redirect in PHP?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/768431/how-to-make-a-redirect-in-php) — William Perron, Dec 19 '17 at 15:16
I know how to make redirect @WilliamPerron. But certain condition has to be met before making the redirect. — Ibrahim, Dec 19 '17 at 15:23
@Ibrahim knowing what `step.php` actually does might be useful to understand what you are trying to achieve. — William Perron, Dec 19 '17 at 16:18

Alpix · Answer 1 · 2017-12-20T08:58:22.057

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Use Sessions, set a session if the user did gone through register php (set it bevor you redirect the user). If step.php is called, check for that session.

<?
//register.php Line 1
session_start();

//At the End
$_SESSION['doneRegister'] = true;
header("location: step.php");
?>

<?
//step.php Line 1
session_start();
if (!isset($_SESSION['doneRegister'])){
// Session not set
header("location: register.php");
}
?>

edited Dec 20 '17 at 08:58

answered Dec 19 '17 at 14:51

Alpix

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A simple example of some boiler plate code would change this from a fairly unhelpful comment into an answer – RiggsFolly Dec 19 '17 at 14:55
It's also fairly obvious from the question that OP *is already* using sessions – William Perron Dec 19 '17 at 15:30

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 19 '17 at 15:30

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On register page: define('VAR', true);
On top of step page: if (!defined('VAR')) header('location:index.php');

answered Dec 19 '17 at 15:30

halojoy

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How to make a php page redirect to an error page with certain conditions

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