Redirect: not header redirect

[xProteuSx]

How can one re-direct a visitor, without using a header re-direct?  I'd like a page to show up, then after about 5 seconds I need the visitor sent to another page.  How can I do this?

[AyKay47]

not sure why you don't want to use a header here.. however to simply answer your question..

 

<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="5; url=http://www.yourdomain.com/index.html">

[xProteuSx]

The reason that I don't want to use a header, is that I need the page to actually display for a few seconds before the redirect takes place.  I've never heard of a time delay on a header redirect ...

[AyKay47]

what i gave you will keep you on the page for 5 seconds, then redirect using the meta tag to the specified URL

[Andy-H]

header("refresh: 5; yourpage.php");

[AbraCadaver]

sleep(5);
header('Location: somewhere');
exit();

[AyKay47]

sleep(5);
header('Location: somewhere');
exit();

without using the header funciton

[AbraCadaver]

sleep(5);
header('Location: somewhere');
exit();

without using the header funciton

 

Yes, but the poster's reason was:

The reason that I don't want to use a header, is that I need the page to actually display for a few seconds before the redirect takes place.  I've never heard of a time delay on a header redirect ...

 

So I showed the time delay. 

[AyKay47]

sleep(5);
header('Location: somewhere');
exit();

without using the header funciton

 

Yes, but the poster's reason was:

The reason that I don't want to use a header, is that I need the page to actually display for a few seconds before the redirect takes place.  I've never heard of a time delay on a header redirect ...

 

So I showed the time delay. 

lol.. very true my friend.. guess its one of those days..

[requinix]

header("refresh: 5; yourpage.php");

Refresh is not a standard HTTP header. There's no guarantee that'll work.

 

sleep(5);
header('Location: somewhere');
exit();

That won't work at all.

 

The best solution posted yet, though there's also JavaScript to consider.

window.setTimeout(function() { document.location = "http://www.yourdomain.com/index.html"; }, 5000);

[AbraCadaver]

sleep(5);
header('Location: somewhere');
exit();

That won't work at all.

 

Really?  How so?

[AbraCadaver]

sleep(5);
header('Location: somewhere');
exit();

That won't work at all.

 

Really?  How so?

 

Well obviously it works as posted, but not with output before.  My bad. 

[AyKay47]

sleep(5);
header('Location: somewhere');
exit();

That won't work at all.

 

Really?  How so?

 

Well obviously it works as posted, but not with output before.  My bad. 

yes abra this is why I questioned your post previously.. I am assuming that the OP has a good amount of code coming before this procedure and is confused on how to go about this.. then again for something like this.. the header can most likely, and probably should go at the top of the code.. since the OP will want to re-direct the visitor immediately

[The Little Guy]

<a href="/somepage.php">Click me in 5 seconds</a>

[Andy-H]

<a href="/somepage.php">Click me in 5 seconds</a>

 

 

lol

[AyKay47]

<a href="/somepage.php">Click me in 5 seconds</a>

most likely the best solution yet..