File download script problem/Headers

That didn't work. I thought about a header("Location: nextpage.html");
But I don't know how to make it run after the file downloads.

Scott

<burgermeister01@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:RTiVa.3081$YN5.2390@sccrnsc01...
All you have to do is put the html after the php. The header function won't
work if you use it after any output has started. Hope that helps.


---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.504 / Virus Database: 302 - Release Date: 7/24/03

Hmm, thats weird. Maybe you should try putting the html inside the script.
See if that works. I'll try to help you, but its kind of like the blind
leading the blind hehe.

Scott Brown wrote:
> That didn't work. I thought about a header("Location: nextpage.html");
> But I don't know how to make it run after the file downloads.

A Very Basic Introduction To HTTP:
- Headers identify the contents about to be sent. Therefore, you have to
send the headers first - to the browser can determine how to handle it
- After the headers are sent, the contents are sent

So trying to use the command Header("Location: ...") after sending
content is no use. PHP rightfully doesn't let you do this, as it (best
case) would produce strange behaviour from the browser.

So if you want something to happen after the content is sent to the
browser, you're stuck with a couple of options:
- Either write some client side logic (JavaScript's
document.location.replace(anotherURL) would do the trick if you're in HTML
- Or send another header. You could try using the following command
somewhere in your headers:
Header("Refresh","<time_to_wait_before_reloading_p age>,url=<enter_another_url_here");

This would instruct the browser to "reload" the page after n seconds,
and to use the URL supplied when "reloading". So what happens is, first
the file is downloaded, then after n seconds, the browser sends a
request to the URL you supplied.

HTH,

--
Marius