[kalinchuk]

i get this error:
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at C:\test\top.php:5) in C:\test\main.php on line 7

what can be the problem, im just redirecting with the header function...

[Jaffizzle]

check for white spaces before the <?php and after the ?>

[kalinchuk]

it still doesnt work...
here ismy code:

PHP Code:

<?php

$test = "1";

echo "some text here...";

if($test == '1')

{

header("location: test2.php");

}

echo "...";

?>

and i get that error

[Jaffizzle]

Hmm...the code looks fine to me.

I also tested it and it works perfectly on my end.

----edits-----
decided to do a lil bit of googling

try this ini_set("output_buffering","1");
or check that its on in your php.ini

[FiRe]

r u sure u can echo something after a header location? try removing the echo "...";

[dennispopel]

<?php
$test = "1";
echo "some text here..."; // After THIS there is no effect of the header() call
if($test == '1')
{
header("location: test2.php");
}
echo "...";
?>

[kalinchuk]

but i need it there...
for the session, like this:

PHP Code:

<?php

echo "some txt here...";

session_start();

if($_SESSION['test'] == "")

{

header("Location: test2.php")

}

//if the session is not empty than continue writing stuff out

echo "blahblahblah";

?>

[Jaffizzle]

Originally Posted by dennispopel

<?php
$test = "1";
echo "some text here..."; // After THIS there is no effect of the header() call
if($test == '1')
{
header("location: test2.php");
}
echo "...";
?>

i thought the exact same thing!....but when i tested it, it actually worked.

I think its because the server im on has output_buffering enabled

Enables/disables output buffering. Output buffering enables you to send header lines (including cookies) even after you have sent the body content, however, PHP's output layer will be slowed down a bit. In addition to enabling/disabling output buffering for all files by setting this directive to ON/OFF, you can also selectively enable/disable output buffering at run time using the PHP functions ob_start, ob_end_clean, ob_end_flush, and ob_implicit_flush.

[Acecool]

You cannot echo any text before header(), session_start(), setcookie() and other header functions.

[kalinchuk]

so, how do i redirect to a page anywhere in the code?