php redirect

[Jackthumper]

<?php
$get = fetch("SELECT number FROM dom")
if "$get = 1"
echo "<meta http-equiv='refresh' content='0;url=http://toxicpets.co.uk/down_for_maitenence.php'>";
elseif "$get = 0"
echo "<meta http-equiv='refresh' content='0;url=http://toxicpets.co.uk/index.php'>";
?>

 

is this code right???

[plznty]

<?php
$get = fetch("SELECT number FROM dom");
if ($get == "1") {
    echo "<meta http-equiv='refresh' content='0;url=http://toxicpets.co.uk/down_for_maitenence.php'>";
} elseif ($get == "0") {
    echo "<meta http-equiv='refresh' content='0;url=http://toxicpets.co.uk/index.php'>";
}
?>

[ram4nd]

<?php
$get = fetch('SELECT number FROM dom');
if ($get == 1) {
    echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=http://toxicpets.co.uk/down_for_maitenence.php">';
} elseif ($get == 0) {
    echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=http://toxicpets.co.uk/index.php">';
}
?>

 

And this is not php redirect...

[plznty]

<?php
$get = fetch('SELECT number FROM dom');
if ($get == 1) {
    echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=http://toxicpets.co.uk/down_for_maitenence.php">';
} elseif ($get == 0) {
    echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=http://toxicpets.co.uk/index.php">';
}
?>

 

And this is not php redirect...

He made it seem like he wanted php to carryout the else and if statements, not necessarily the redirect. So how about you offer the help you believe he needs before trying to correct my helpful input.

[ram4nd]

the topic is php redirect, so..

 

Sorry, but i just hate single quotes in html

[rwwd]

the topic is php redirect, so..

 

Sorry, but i just hate single quotes in html

 

Yup, I agree, that's the only reason I looked in here. There are better ways to do this, and seriously, try to keep HTML & PHP seperate, this makes for easier code to read; and precisely why we use includes() & header() calls.

 

It's technically a html redirect, but the output is the same, well it looks the same!

 

Rw

[BlueSkyIS]

i prefer single quotes in HTML so I can include php variables without dropping out via "'.$something.'"

 

many mistakes are due to people using double quotes within a tag and single-quotes to surround the tag, but with $something as an uninterpreted string within the tag. so $something remains the string '$something' instead of the value of $something as expected. if you always use single-quotes in your html, this problem is negated.

[BlueSkyIS]

btw, the meta won't work for some bots, if it's turned off via browser, or if it functions improperly like on my current version of firefox. if you want to make sure the user is redirected, i would use header:

 

<?php
$get = fetch('SELECT number FROM dom');
if ($get == 1) {
    header("location: http://toxicpets.co.uk/down_for_maitenence.php");
    exit;
} elseif ($get == 0) {
    header("location: http://toxicpets.co.uk/index.php");
    exit;
}
?>

[rwwd]

That's just down to a preference thing, I personally find it easier to read when it's concatenated, but down to personal preference.

 

I never use a meta refresh purely for browser compatibility, you can set a delay via the header function:-

 

header("refresh:5; url=somepage.php");

 

Perfect, though there are some issues with it sometimes not working, though I haven't experienced this as yet.

 

And the example you give, it amazes me how many people don't put the exit after a header call! So I am pleased as you advocate this method.

 

Rw