[SOLVED] redirect loop problem

[dennismonsewicz]

I have this code:

 

session_start();
ob_start();

$username = $_SESSION['username'];

if(!$username) {
	header("location: index.php?action=login");
}

 

the $username var is for testing... in Firefox i am getting a redirect loop error... any ideas?

[rhodesa]

is the code you posted the code for index.php? the way it is written, you will get an infinite loop

[flyhoney]

session_start();
ob_start();
if ($_GET['action'] != 'login') {
   $username = $_SESSION['username'];
   
   if(!$username) {
      header("location: index.php?action=login");
   }
}

[dennismonsewicz]

thanks flyhoney!

 

rhodesa: the code is at the top of my header.php... why would that have created an infinite loop?

[rhodesa]

thanks flyhoney!

 

rhodesa: the code is at the top of my header.php... why would that have created an infinite loop?

 

do you include your header.php file on your index.php page? cus the page tries to load, runs header.php, doesn't find a username in SESSION, redirects to index.php?action=login, loads header.php, doesn't find a username in SESSION, redirects to index.php?action=login....

 

do you see the loop?

[dennismonsewicz]

ah gotcha... yeah i see it.. thanks!