Php redirect to url

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I am trying to show some page that automatically redirect to another page, when using header(location) I get this error:

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at public_html/headerFile.php)

What else should I try?

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 28 '11 at 18:42

The longer, and more correct way, is to reorganize your logic so that it knows that it should redirect the user before it tries outputting anything to the page. Do all of your logic first, then display.

The quick easy way around is to add ob_start() to the beginning of your script. This turns on output buffering, so nothing gets sent to the browser until everything is finished, which means you can still modify the headers.

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 28 '11 at 18:49

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Try this:

echo '<meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="1;URL=http://www.google.nl">';

That should work, it's not ideal. But it will do the trick.

answered Apr 28 '11 at 18:49

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I think it's always better to understand and solve the problem, instead of finding a circumvention. In the example above it's not difficult to solve the problem and it will make the code better. – martinstoeckli Apr 28 '11 at 19:04
you can put this anywhere you want, so i choose this one – Ionut Flavius Pogacian Oct 11 '12 at 08:38

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 28 '11 at 18:43

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When using header(), you have to make sure that you have not sent any output to the user. This includes print_r, echo or any errors or warnings generated by PHP. Even whitespace counts as output.

answered Apr 28 '11 at 18:43

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Php redirect to url

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