Redirect with multiple headers

Question

I am using a script to create PDF files. After creating the PDF file I want to redirect the user to anonther page.

When I run the script I only get the PDF file. The script is not redirecting me to another page.

Does someone know how I can redirect users to another page?

Here is my script:

    header("Content-type:application/pdf");
    header("Content-Disposition:attachment;filename=test.pdf");

    readfile('./temp/pdf/test.pdf');

    header("Location: http://www.example.com");
    die();

I have also tried to redirect with the meta refresh tag but the script is still not redirecting:

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="1;url=http://www.example.com">

You can't send another header(), after data has been sent to the browser, use a meta refresh tag! — Stephanie Temple, Mar 03 '19 at 03:06
Hi John, you can't send a new header after outputting the pdf - check this question for an answer: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4304153/is-it-possible-to-redirect-a-page-after-a-readfile — Chad Cardiff, Mar 03 '19 at 03:09
I have tried to redirect with: `` but the script is still not redirecting. — John, Mar 03 '19 at 03:13
You can't set `Location:` (which causes a redirect when used with a `300-399` status code)) when setting content. That's not how HTTP works. — Dai, Mar 03 '19 at 03:29
Doing `readfile` and then doing a redirect makes no sense. A better approach is to use a `iframe` that is hidden and a form button to target it for the download link. etc. Then you can do a download without any kind of page redirection. — ArtisticPhoenix, Mar 03 '19 at 03:49
I always need the page redirection. The proces starts with a button click (download). After click I am updating the database. Creating the file and redirecting to the first page. — John, Mar 03 '19 at 12:57

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 03 '19 at 03:30

After creating the PDF file I want to redirect the user to anonther page.

This is not possible with HTTP.

Instead, you should create the file, redirect the user, and then the web-page target of the redirection serves up the PDF response through a JavaScript redirection (PDFs generally cannot run JavaScript that interacts with the browser)

Redirect with multiple headers

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