Sending user to another page ?

Hi guys,

I want to do something simple, here is the code:

<?php

if($ageCheck)
// goto mainpage.html
else
// goto under21.html

?>

What is the best way to do that ? I looked at header() but I'm not sure if
that's the best way. Thanks.

Take care,
Cyrus

Cyrus D. wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I want to do something simple, here is the code:
>
> <?php
>
> if($ageCheck)
> // goto mainpage.html
> else
> // goto under21.html
>
>>
>
> What is the best way to do that ? I looked at header() but I'm not
> sure if that's the best way. Thanks.
>
> Take care,
> Cyrus

Any reason that you can't do:

<?php

if( $ageCheck )
{
include( 'mainpage.html' );
}
else
{
include( 'under21.html' );
}

?>

Hi,

No, I don't want to do it that way for several reasons.

Is it so difficult to just send the user to another URL ? It should be an
easy thing to do.

Take care,
Cyrus

"Cyrus D." wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> No, I don't want to do it that way for several reasons.
>
> Is it so difficult to just send the user to another URL ? It should be an
> easy thing to do.

Header("Location: http://whatever.com/under21.php") should work fine, as long as
you haven't outputted any text at all before the header. And you should put an
exit() afer it.

Shawn
--
Shawn Wilson
shawn@glassgiant.com
http://www.glassgiant.com

Thanks man,

The thing that was confusing me with Header() is the part about not
outputing anything before the call.

That just means outputing something that would show up on the page, like the
output from 'echo' right ? I can still have functions with calculations
before the Header() call can't I ?

Take care,
Cyrus

Cyrus D. wrote:
> No, I don't want to do it that way for several reasons.
>
> Is it so difficult to just send the user to another URL ? It should be an
> easy thing to do
No, its not difficult. The last solution given to you proves that.

You could do yourself a big favour by explaining your needs more
accurately (and being less dismissive of someone that's taken the time
to gve you an extremely elegant solution.)

"Cyrus D." wrote:
>
> The thing that was confusing me with Header() is the part about not
> outputing anything before the call.
>
> That just means outputing something that would show up on the page, like the
> output from 'echo' right ? I can still have functions with calculations
> before the Header() call can't I ?

Yup, that could be something from echo, any HTML you have in the page before the
header, any error messages that the server produces, or even just a single blank
line before your first <?PHP tag. Or it could be any of the above produced from
any included or required files.

You can do calculations as long as they produce no output or you buffer the
output.

Shawn
--
Shawn Wilson
shawn@glassgiant.com
http://www.glassgiant.com