Header('location: ') Question

[slj90]

So I have a header('Location: ') in my script and it works fine if I enter something like

 

header('Location: profile.php ')

 

It will go to http://www.example.com/profile.php

 

But I am trying to make it go to the homepage of the site which is just http://www.example.com. I don't want it to show index.php or default.php.

 

So my question is what do I need to put in header('Location: ') for it to direct back to the homepage http://www.example.com

 

Thanks

[Zane]

Have you tried adding the http protocol to it?

 

header("Location: http://www.example.com");

[trq]

Your first example is incorrect in the first place. A location header should always be set to a url.

 

To get your second example working:

 

header('Location: http://example.com');

[Adam]

You could also just use:

 

header('Location: /');

[trq]

You could also just use:

 

header('Location: /');

 

The location header requires a url according to the http spec, so it's always best to provide a complete url.

[slj90]

Thanks.

 

I had only tried www.example.com which directed to www.example.com/www.example.com!

 

But with http:// at the front it is working.

[computermax2328]

I was going to say, do you have the write file path. I always keep my pages in a lower folder than my index. So mine would look like:

 

header('Location:../index.php');

[trq]

I was going to say, do you have the write file path. I always keep my pages in a lower folder than my index. So mine would look like:

 

header('Location:../index.php');

 

This will be the third time I have mentioned this, but the Location header requires a url.

[computermax2328]

This will be the third time I have mentioned this, but the Location header requires a url.

 

Not to step on your toes, but if that is true why does that work? I do it all the time.

[trq]

Doing so means you are relying on a broken implementation. Most browsers implement it incorrectly.

[Adam]

The location header requires a url according to the http spec, so it's always best to provide a complete url.

 

Ah, I never realised that.