Posted by Erwin Moller on 01/31/07 13:50

Michael Fesser wrote:

> .oO(bob.chatman@gmail.com)
>
>>Heres an all purposes function. You will run into an issue with
>>headers if you use any printing before you send the header information
>>(same with cookies and the session too), this function will send the
>>request as a JS redirect if the headers have already been sent.
>
> How ugly. The "headers already sent" problem can easily be solved
> without using unreliable client-side scripting, either be thinking over
> the structure of the code or by using output buffering.

Totally true: ugly solution.
And besides that, not all clients have JS enabled.

>
> Additionally a Location header requires an absolute URL.

Erm...
I think that requirement was dropped some time ago.
And all browsers I have ever seen support the relative URL.
Not tested on Lynx 0.8 beta. ;-)

Regards,
Erwin Moller


>
> Micha

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