Redirecting by php

[etrader]

How can I automatically redirect a page to another url by php, when having a tracking code like Google Analytics.

 

header( 'Location: http://www.yoursite.com/new_page.html' ) ;

 

works well, but then it does not read the php tracking code.

[Alex]

You would have to use a meta tag redirect and set it to like 1 second. This is because the JavaScript doesn't send the information to Google Analytics until after/during the page is loading. Which doesn't occur if you're php header('Location:');

[bundyxc]

I believe if you set it to zero seconds it will wait until the full page has loaded.

[etrader]

I also have chance to add php tracking codes without any javascript; thus a pure php code in php.index; but the problem is that

 

header('Location:');

 

should be the first line, otherwise it gives error ... is there any similar command which can be placed at bottom of a page ?

[TeNDoLLA]

You have to design your program structure the way that header calls/modifications will be done in the beginning based on actions when needed. Or use buffer (http://fi.php.net/manual/en/ref.outcontrol.php).