making a header fire using ajax

[Shadowing]

Hey guys im having trouble making a header go off on a php script using ajax

wondering if anyone knows what I need to do to make this happend. I put to gether a real simple example

 

 

$(function(){  

$("select#name_list").change(function(){
	$.ajax({            

url: "/System_Lords/functions/function_common_buttons.php?functions=change_planet_ajax",            

		type: 'POST',            

		dataType: 'json',            

		data: { 

			name_list: $('#name_list').val()
	                         }
	});            
}); 
});

 

The function on the php script

function change_planet_ajax() { 

header("Location: /system_lords/dominion.php");exit();

}

[requinix]

What's the point of the redirection?

[Shadowing]

oh there is more code that goes with it. I just took it out.

 

changes a session then refreshes page. also validates something from data base

 

i have planets in a drop down box, as you change planets, it sets a default planet by updating a session

 

I can redirect using java script but IE8 has a bug with window.open it seems.

 

another idea i came up with is not using ajax at all. and just make a button hidden and fire the button.

 

This code is for making a buttonless drop down box

[requinix]

Okay... Still not sure what that redirect is supposed to do...

 

Are you trying to use it to redirect the original page? Can't do it that way. You'd have to send data that says "you need to redirect and here is where you need to go". Like maybe

echo json_encode(array("action" => "redirect", "location" => "/system_lords/dominion.php"));

success: function(data) {
    if (data && data.action == "redirect") {
        document.location = data.location;
    } else {
        // ???
    }
}