My php code which has worked for years now doesnt

[BobBlightman]

Here's the code 

echo "calling www.rowledgecricketclub.com";
 header("Location:www.rowledgecricketclub.com");

 

I get the echo, but the new page doesn't open - it stays with a blank screen showing the current address at the top

 

Why doesn't the new page open?

 

Many thanks

 

 

[BobBlightman]

I only put the echo in to check it was getting to this point (if I delete the echo, it still doesn't work)

[ginerjm]

Can you view the contents of the screen and see if anything is there?  Or put an echo in the start of the called script to see if it even opens up?

Edited June 29, 2022 by ginerjm

[cyberRobot]

Did you try using the complete address, including the protocol?

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

 

Have you tried enabling all PHP errors/warnings? This would go at near the top of your PHP script, within the PHP tags.

//REPORT ALL PHP ERRORS
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', 1);

 

Be sure to remove the above debugging code when you're done testing.

[ginerjm]

It appears that you have made a change to your code which is causing it to fail.  You did not mention that - you said it has worked for years.

  I did as CyberRobot suggested and it works fine for me.  Although one cannot do an echo before calling a header.

[mac_gyver]

1 minute ago, ginerjm said:

you said it has worked for years.

php installation was probably updated and turned off the output_buffering php.ini setting, resulting in previously working bad code to stop working.