Posted by www.douglassdavis.com on 10/03/05 13:38

Maverick wrote:
> You guys are clueless; as to what I'm talking about, why answer...
>
> php has a redirect function called header("location:
> http:/so&so.com/");
>
> it's not intended to replace html links like <a href: bla bla >
> that is only a link function in html that requires you to click
> something,
>
> I'm talking php, a page that can redirect you to another page, but
> can't select a target in case you want to use frames or iframes or
> popup window, get it ?
>
> and don't say "you can do it with javascript", because javascript seems
> to not work well with tabs, that I think are very cool, and save
> memory...
>
> hope you understand now,
> Thanks

the header function works using the HTTP standard to send a header to
the browser through the server. That's why it's called header. If an
HTTP server doesn't support it there's nothing PHP can do about it.

javascript is client side, and works in a totally different way.

Hope you understand now.


i doubt it though.

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