Question about Absolute URI

[doubledee]

I am using PHP's redirect and the manual says...

 

HTTP/1.1 requires an absolute URI as argument to » Location: including the scheme, hostname and absolute path, but some clients accept relative URIs.

 

 

1.) How important is this really?

 

2.) When it says "Absolute Path" for they mean the "File Path" or "Web Path"?

 

3.) Can I just use one of these constants in my config.inc.php file which goes like...

 

<?php
define('ENVIRONMENT', 'development');
//define('ENVIRONMENT', 'production');

// File Root
define('ROOT', ENVIRONMENT === 'development'
		? '/Users/user1/Documents/DEV/++htdocs/01_MyProject/'
		: '/var/www/vhosts/mywebsite.com/httpdocs/');

// Web Server Root
define('WEB_ROOT', ENVIRONMENT === 'development'
				? 'http://local.dev/'
				: 'http://www.mywebsite.com/');
?>

 

Would that work?

 

 

Debbie

 

 

[trq]

Because a redirect is a Location header sent to the client, it needs to be something the client understand. A URL.

 

So yeah, a complete URL (including the domain name) is required. Some browsers will handle a relative URL but it is not recommended.

[doubledee]

Because a redirect is a Location header sent to the client, it needs to be something the client understand. A URL.

 

So yeah, a complete URL (including the domain name) is required. Some browsers will handle a relative URL but it is not recommended.

 

So I changed my code to this...

 

// Redirect User.
if (isset($_SESSION['returnToPage'])){
header("Location: " . WEB_ROOT . $_SESSION['returnToPage']);
}else{
// Take user to Home Page.
header("Location: " . WEB_ROOT . "index.php");
}

 

 

Is that okay?

 

 

 

Debbie

 

 

[cssfreakie]

Is that okay?

 

 

Look okay to me. Did you try it?

[doubledee]

Is that okay?

 

 

Look okay to me. Did you try it?

 

Yes, and it works, but then so did my Relative path.

 

Figured I better ask here before I blow up my production website!!

 

(BTW, ask me about my "new & improved" Log-In page with most of my PHP at the beginning before the HTML, not Header issues, and a re-direct that actually works?!) 

 

 

Debbie

 

 

[cssfreakie]

(BTW, ask me about my "new & improved" Log-In page with most of my PHP at the beginning before the HTML, not Header issues, and a re-direct that actually works?!) 

 

I assume it works? 

if so well done!

[doubledee]

(BTW, ask me about my "new & improved" Log-In page with most of my PHP at the beginning before the HTML, not Header issues, and a re-direct that actually works?!) 

 

I assume it works? 

if so well done!

 

So far... so good...

 

Time will tell?!

 

 

Debbie