[SOLVED] if succees go here

[ball420]

i want to have the succes echo a particular web page not a link to the pae i have tried a few combinations but all with errors. here is my success code

//check if query successful 
if($result){
echo "Successful";
echo "<BR>";
echo "<a href='viewguestbook.php'>View guestbook</a>"; // link to view guestbook page 
}

else {
echo "ERROR";
}

mysql_close();

[chigley]

header("Location: viewguestbook.php");

 

[thefortrees]

If you use header() you need to be sure that the header function is called BEFORE any HTML is sent to the browser, otherwise it won't work.

[ball420]

i'm sorry i'm a newbie and having a little trouble can someone explain

[chigley]

//check if query successful 
if($result){
header("Location: viewguestbook.php);
}

else {
echo "ERROR";
}

mysql_close();

 

Note that you can't echo anything before that header() though. Otherwise you'll have to use ob_start().

[ball420]

i'm getting an error on line 39 but it all looks right to me

 

 
//check if query successful 
if($result){
header("Location: restaurant.php);   //do i have to specify a url?? or just the page
}

else {
//this is line 39     echo "ERROR";

}
mysql_close();  

?>

[ball420]

i solved it forgot the " at the end of the restaurant.php  another mission completed

[chigley]

<?php


//check if query successful 
if($result){
header("Location: restaurant.php");   //do i have to specify a url?? or just the page
}

else {
//this is line 39     echo "ERROR";

}
mysql_close();  

?>

 

Missed your closing "