Question

I used to use this function to redirect from one php page to another:

header( 'Location: student.php?cnp='.$_REQUEST['name']) ;

In my localhost it does work, but if testing it in internet, it doesn’t redirect.
I’ve also tried to give the full path (like http://.../student.php?...) but still it doesn’t work. Does anyone know why and what should I do?

Answer 1

Try this:

header('Location: http://www.example.com/someurl.php', true);

Second parameter replaces previous location header (if any).

Also check what HTTP response code you receive (it should be 30X)

If nothing helps you can always redirect by javascript:

echo "<script>window.top.location='http://www.example.com/someurl.php'</script>"

This is not so professional but works even if headers has already been sent.