Echo Message Before Page Redirect

[polarus]

Hello,

I am trying to echo a message before redirecting the visitor to another page.

The destination is a variable. This is what i have so far:

 

<?php
if (array_key_exists($_GET[id],$links))
{
$red = $links[$_GET[id]];
header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently;");
header("Refresh:3; url=$red");
echo "You will be redirected to..";
}
else { 
header("Location: http://www.example.com");
}
exit(); ?>

 

The problem is that it works in Firefox, but not IE. In IE it will work if there is no message and no delay, like the code below:

<?php
if (array_key_exists($_GET[id],$links))
{
$red = $links[$_GET[id]];
header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently;");
header("Location: $red");

}
else { 
header("Location: http://www.example.com");
}
exit(); ?

 

Does anybody have any idea, what is wrong with this code?

Thank you in advance!

 

[requinix]

But the message is simply telling them that they're being redirected...

 

You "can't" have output and a Location: header at the same time. The user won't see the message. So pick what you want more: the automatic redirection or the message.

If you want the message then redirect using other means, such as a refresh or a JavaScript window.setTimeout() delay.

[codefossa]

<?php

$site = 'http://example.com';
$wait = 2; // Seconds

?>

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="<?php echo $wait; ?>;url=<?php echo $site; ?>" />

You're being redirected to <?php echo $site; ?>.

[polarus]

I deleted

header("HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently;");

and did a

echo "<meta http-equiv='Refresh' content='2; URL=$red'>";

and it worked ok, in both IE and Firefox

Thank you for your replies.