how to delay a php redirect with this code...?

[svgmx5]

quick questions..

 

i have this code

 

echo '<p>message of error</p>';

echo"<script type='text/javascript'> window.location='index.php'</script>";

 

and i want to know how could i delay the redirect to index.php for about 5 seconds or so?

 

i've found how to do it using header(); but I've used that before and have gotten alot of errors, which is why i use on javascript to do it for me.

 

[lastkarrde]

Use Javascript's timing functions combined with window.location = 'index.php';

[Zurev]

You could also use php's sleep function, in case the end user has javascript disabled.