php / server problem

[aaron.f]

i'm using php to send form contents, then redirect the user to a page that
notifies them the info was sent. i used "header(location: url.com)" at the end
of the script to redirect, but i get an error from my server: "Warning: Cannot
modify header information - headers already sent by . . ."

should i be using another method? is there something i can configure to fix
it? thanks.

[aaron.f]

i'm using php to send form contents, then redirect the user to a page that
notifies them the info was sent. i used "header(location: url.com)" at the end
of the script to redirect, but i get an error from my server: "Warning: Cannot
modify header information - headers already sent by . . ."

should i be using another method? is there something i can configure to fix
it? thanks.

[Michael Fesser]

..oO(aaron.f)

>i'm using php to send form contents, then redirect the user to a page that
>notifies them the info was sent. i used "header(location: url.com)" at the end
>of the script to redirect, but i get an error from my server: "Warning: Cannot
>modify header information - headers already sent by . . ."

Two things:

1) The URL given in a Location header must be absolute, including the
scheme (http) and hostname.

[url]http://www.php.net/header[/url]

2) You can't output anything before sending the Location header. Check
the error message for line numbers and check these. Even a single blank
or a line break outside of a <?php ...?> block counts as content and
will cause the error message you got.

Micha

[VVebbie]

You cannot use a header to redirect after content has been sent to the page.

Instead try a meta redirect, and also be sure to provide the user with a
"click to continue" type doohickey as a failsafe.

[Michael Fesser]

..oO(VVebbie)

>You cannot use a header to redirect after content has been sent to the page.
>
> Instead try a meta redirect

Please don't.

Micha