how to use multiple headers in php with if statement

Question

i want to redirect login.php to index.php when $_SESSION['user'] is not empty (user logged in)

<?php
    session_start();
    if (isset($_SESSION['user'])){
        header ('refresh:3 ; URL:index.php');
    }
?>

but when user log in the page doesn't redirect to the index.php

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 12 '13 at 15:00

5

This should work:

<?php
    session_start();
    if (isset($_SESSION['user'])){
        header('Location: http://www.yoursite.com/');
        die();
    }
?>

If you want to redirect the user after x senconds, then use

    <?php
        session_start();
        if (isset($_SESSION['user'])){
            header( "refresh:3;url=whatever.php" ); 
        }
    ?>

answered Jan 12 '13 at 15:00

Stefan

Too bad it doesn't do what he wants. :P – mishmash Jan 12 '13 at 15:01
i want to use refresh too in3 seconds but when i write header('Refresh:3;Location: index.php'); it doesnt work why ? – Mojtaba Kamyabi Jan 12 '13 at 15:06
@anonymous, why are you trying to do it that way? The answer was just given to you. Use it correctly as given and don't modify it so it does not work. – cryptic ツ Jan 12 '13 at 15:08
Look at my answer real hard. I even pinpointed the problem with a little `^`. – mishmash Jan 12 '13 at 15:08
@anonymous you are mixing up the two possibilities, have a look at my second example, that's what you are trying to do. – Stefan Jan 12 '13 at 15:13

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

1

<?php
session_start ();
if (isset($_SESSION['user'])
{
    header ('Refresh: 3; url=index.php');
    //                      ^
}
?>

You used : it should be an equal sign.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

Community

answered Jan 12 '13 at 15:00

mishmash

You shouldn't use `die` when using 'Refresh' header. – cryptic ツ Jan 12 '13 at 15:06
thanks when i write Location instead of URL this works fine. but when i write url this doesnt work. – Mojtaba Kamyabi Jan 12 '13 at 15:09
Are you even trying? Look harder... Your code was OK, just one character was wrong. You can do it! – mishmash Jan 12 '13 at 15:10
thank you mistake is from me :D when i refresh the page this works because i dont define $_SESSION['user'] in proper position. – Mojtaba Kamyabi Jan 12 '13 at 15:16
It might have been that this time, but on some browsers this wont work: `Refresh: ; url:` You are better of using: `Refresh: ; url=` – mishmash Jan 12 '13 at 15:20

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