why cant I echo line after "header()" redirect...

[mac007]

Hello, all:

 

I am updating a simple table, and after the UPDATE statement gets processed, I want the page to refresh so the fields in the update form get new entries pulled right back. It works all fine, except I cant get the "Record Updated" lconfirmation line to echo also so user knows the update went fine. If I comment-out the "header()" then it echoes fine, but then form values dont refresh...

 

Appreciate the help!

 

This is code I have:

 

 

<CODE>

 

if (isset($_POST['notepadUpdateNOW']))

{

$subject = $_POST['subject'];

$note = $_POST['note'];

$notedate = $_POST['notedate'];

$noteUpdate = mysql_query("UPDATE NOTEPAD SET subject='$subject', note='$note', notedate = $notedate WHERE noteid = $noteRecord") or die('No records updated!');

header("location: #");

echo "Record Updated!";

}

 

</CODE>

 

[Maq]

Have you read this sticky yet, HEADERS ERROR?

[PFMaBiSmAd]

As soon as your browser receives a header() redirect, it stops rendering the current page and requests the URL in the redirect. Any content you output on a page after a header redirect is just wasting your bandwidth.

[mac007]

Thanks PFM, Maq...

 

So, one way I could I echo the line then, would be by storing a "success" or "failed" variable that then I can have it echo on redirected page??

But wouldnt that still be overtaken by the "header()" action??

 

 

 

[haku]

Attach it to the redirected URL.

 

Example:

 

header("Location = page.php?success");

 

Then on page.php, you check to see if success is set:

 

if(isset($_GET['success']))
{
  echo "success";
}