the php header redirect

[MaryC]

I tested my php script with the code as follow:
header("Location: $URL");

on my localhost and it worked fine. Now that I upload my script to my FutureQuest account and run the same script with correct URL (of course) but it simply would not redirect my page. Did I do anything wrong?

[hobbes]

What's the value of $URL? Is it enclosed in <?php ... ?> ?

[MaryC]

My code looked like this:

<?php
$aURL="http://www.mydomain.com/aFolder/aScript.html";

/* some database connection code here */

header("Location: $aURL");
exit;
?>

[hobbes]

Could it be that you have blank spaces before <? and/or the "some database connection code here" results in output to the browser?

Also, have you checked your php error log in ~/../logs_cgi/ ?

[MaryC]

Thank you for your help. I did have a output to browser before heaer():

printf("some message");
mysql_close($link);
header("Location: $aURL");

but what I don't understandard is, the same script ran fine on my localhost. Is it because of the setup? again I appreciate your help. :smile:

[hobbes]

It could possibly be config dependant, such as output being buffered on your local system and not at FQ. Check your local system's php (http?) error log; there may be some info in there.