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joseph kim
joseph kim

Reputation: 13

php header redirect not echoing text before redirect

why is my code not showing/printing "redirecting now ...." text before it redirects.keep in mind that I don't want to use javascript or http_redirect() to redirect.The later will break the flow of my logic.

<?php
ob_start();

echo "redirecting now ....";
 sleep(3);    
    header("Location:index.html");
    exit();


ob_end_flush();
?>

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2918

Answers (4)

Leo Bali
Leo Bali

Reputation: 311

you cant output anything before using the header()

HTTP-Headers should be sent before any output from the server. If you have an output before, the server will output a warning like 'Headers already been sent'

Upvotes: 1

mavili
mavili

Reputation: 3424

Use this instead 

<?php
ob_start();

echo "redirecting now ....";
header("Refresh: 3; index.php");
exit();

ob_end_flush();
?>

Upvotes: 3

JohnnyFaldo
JohnnyFaldo

Reputation: 4161

That won't work, the reason to use ob_start() in that context (IMO) is if you have unavoidable output before the header that's preventing the header() from working.

The reason it won't work is because ob_start() captures all the output (in this case echo "redirecting now....";) and doesn't spit it out until ob_end_flush(). You've redirected the page using header() before the script reaches ob_end_flush().

Upvotes: 1

Sumit Bijvani
Sumit Bijvani

Reputation: 8179

try this

<?php
    echo "redirecting now ....";
    print "<META http-equiv='refresh' content='3;URL=index.html'>";
    exit;
?>

Upvotes: 2

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