Why wont header() redirect when called in a function?

[daydreamer]

my page includes my function file like this:

 

include 'process.php';
//after form submit
process();

 

In process.php is this:

 

function processdata(){
//put into db etc
}

function process(){
if($timerexceed){header("Location: index.php");}
       processdata();
       }

 

 

For some reason my header() line is not working, it wont redirect to index, and will processdata() even if $timerexceed is true.

 

Why is this? (this is a simplified example of my situation).

 

Thanks.

[Yesideez]

Code code code code code!!!

 

(this is a simplified example of my situation)

 

Without looking at the ACTUAL code we can't do anything. It could be a million reasons why it isn't working.

[daydreamer]

yeh there is way too much code to post! but i think ive fixed it:

 

<?php
function process(){
   if($timerexceed){header("Location: index.php"); } else {
       processdata();
    }       
}
?>

 

For some reason without the else there it will not redirect, maybe the header function will only redirect once the current function has reached its closing bracket.

 

Weird.

[Mark Baker]

function process(){
   if ($timerexceed) {
      header("Location: index.php");
      exit;
   } else {
       processdata();
    }       
}

$timerexceed isn't set anywhere for your if test

 

Simply setting the header to redirect won't actually execute the redirect until the script sends that information back to the browser, i.e. after it has finished any othe rprocessing within the script, unless you force it with an exit or a flush