Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 11/18/54 11:43

Dave wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Can anyone suggest a reliable solution to php redirect?:
>
> header("Location: $redir_url");
> if the above times out in $timeout seconds
> header("Location: $alt_redir_url");
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Dave
>
>

Hi, Dave,

Sorry, you can't do it.

When you send the redirect, the request goes to the browser. The browser is now
responsible for fetching the new page. Your script is no longer "in the loop".

Maybe you could do it with javascript - I haven't tried. But that would have
its own problems (i.e. user has disabled javascript).

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