[SOLVED] header location..hmmm

[rondog]

I searched and read the sticky and still cant figure this out. I have a basic form that checks username and pw and if it matches set a session and do this header location thing, but when I do it, it echoes "Granted" meaning their was a match, but it doesn't relocate to tracker.php

 

in my connect.php i also have session_start(); so that shouldn't be an issue. I even tried typing out the full url and basically it just looks like it refreshes the page.

<?php
include 'connect.php';
$action = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
$submit = $_POST['submit'];

echo "<form action=\"$action\" method=\"post\">";
echo "Username: <input name=\"username\" type=\"text\" size=\"25\" /><br/><br/>";
echo "Password: <input name=\"password\" type=\"password\" size=\"25\" /><br/><br/>";
echo "<input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" />";
echo "</form>";

if($submit) {
if($_POST['username'] == "admin" && $_POST['password'] == "admin") {
	echo "granted";
	$_SESSION['loggedIn'] = "yes";
	header('Location: tracker.php');
} else {
	echo "denied";
}
}
?>

[revraz]

All those echo commands are considered output.  You need to have your code arranged so the header code comes before that.  You form should only be displayed if not submitted anyways.

[MadTechie]

<?php
//include 'connect.php'; //commented out as i can't see why you need this
$action = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
$submit = $_POST['submit'];
if(isset($_POST['submit']))
{
if($_POST['username'] == "admin" && $_POST['password'] == "admin") {
	echo "granted";
	$_SESSION['loggedIn'] = "yes";
	header('Location: tracker.php');
} else {
	echo "denied";
}
}

echo "<form action=\"$action\" method=\"post\">";
echo "Username: <input name=\"username\" type=\"text\" size=\"25\" /><br/><br/>";
echo "Password: <input name=\"password\" type=\"password\" size=\"25\" /><br/><br/>";
echo "<input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" />";
echo "</form>";
?>

[rondog]

ok so I get it. Output meaning any content whatsoever! I tried madtechie's code and still had no luck. I didnt put any of my HTML in the code view that you guys saw, but moving it up above the doctype fixed it. thanks!