[SOLVED] Removing GET variable from a url once processed?

[Niccaman]

I have a variable in the URL which i wanted for one-time processing. Obviously once the page is loaded the client still has this variable and its value still in the URL, meaning, if they refresh, some code will be processed again. So what i want to do is remove this variable from the url.

 

e.g. "./something.php?variable=true"

 

... how will i remove "?variable=true" using php??

 

Thanks in advance.

[salathe]

Redirect them to a page without that value in the URL.

[mrMarcus]

some code will be processed again

not some code, the same code.

 

only way i can think is to use a header() redirect upon completion of script and strip the url of any variables.

[Bricktop]

Hi Niccaman,

 

You would have to do a page redirect once you've run your one-time process.  Even unset() will not work if the user refreshes the browser.

 

Hope this helps.

[Niccaman]

Ok, i guess you guys would know if anybody.

Thankyou for your time guys, i really appreciate it.

 

...Problem is, any error messages from the one time script wont echo as i am effectively reloading the page. Any ideas? either way topic solved

[mrMarcus]

if ($errors)
{
     //stay on page and display errors...
}
else
{
     header ('Location: go/somewhere/far/far/away.php'); //redirect to success page;
}