Question

I have a little problem. Here is my example:

file1.php :

<?php include("file2.php"); ?>

file2.php :

<?php header("Location: file1.php"); ?>

Because file2.php is included the redirection process will never end. But I still want the file2.php to redirect to file1.php and I also need to include file2.php in file1.php.

It may sound a bit complicated, but I think it can be solved.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Best Regards,

Akos

Answer 1

Wrap the redirection statement in an if statement like this:

// file2.php
<?php
if ($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] == "file2.php") {
    header("Location: file1.php");
}
?>

You can also detect include with something like this:

if (realpath(__FILE__) == realpath($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) {
    // Not Included
} else {
    // Included
}