How to redirect without the page refreshing?

[bqheath]

I have a php script where I want to redirect people at the middle of the script. The problem is when I use the meta redirect it refreshes the page and shows the template jumbled for a split second before redirecting the user to the destination page. Is there anyway of redirecting so that it doesn't do this?

[Caesar]

<?php
  if($thisvar == 'something'; {

  header("Location: index.php");
  }

?>

[bqheath]

Thanks for the quick response but using header gives me the same problem. Is there any other way of redirecting that doesn't refresh the page for a split second?

[ballhogjoni]

or just

 

Code:
<?php

 header("Location: index.php");

?>

 

but I personally like caesar's way better.

[ballhogjoni]

it does it automatically, doesn't take a split second.

[Azu]

Be sure to put a die(); after the redirect unless you want all the rest of the code to continue executing even after the person has been redirected to another page.