Conditional redirect

[freakus_maximus]

This a snippet of code that allows me to determine if a record is locked in the table. All that works fine. But what I need to do is redirect if the record is locked to a page that tells the user it is locked, etc...otherwise continue with the code if not locked.

FYI - I am open to suggestions if I am going about this the wrong way...lol.

[code]$time_now = time();
$allowed_time = $time_now-30000;
    if($is_locked>$allowed_time) {
    echo ("Record is locked");//Need to redirect to a page with a record locked notice.
    

} else {
    echo ("Editing is allowed");//Editing form is in html/php mix below this
}[/code]

The rest of the code is a large mix of html and php w/ mysql queries where needed for dropdowns, etc...which all ends in a form to submit the edited information. Trying to avoid having to "echo" all the various html pieces out and figured if I could redirect conditionally this would solve the problem real quick.

Thanks for any help.

[Ferenc]

Use header() but it won't work if any output is sent before calling it.
[code]
<?php
$time_now = time();
$allowed_time = $time_now-30000;
if($is_locked>$allowed_time) {
    header("Location: locked.php");//Need to redirect to a page with a record locked notice.
    exit;  // no more code should be executed
} else {
    echo ("Editing is allowed");//Editing form is in html/php mix below this
}[/code]

[freakus_maximus]

[!--quoteo(post=368660:date=Apr 25 2006, 07:04 PM:name=Ferenc)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Ferenc @ Apr 25 2006, 07:04 PM) [snapback]368660[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]
Use header() but it won't work if any output is sent before calling it
[/quote]

Well that will not work then. The whole page is rendered within the index.php page.

Any other solutions or ideas for for doing this? I'm stumped.

[freakus_maximus]

*bump*

[samshel]

Hello,

First try the header function. if it does not work then i think another alternative is using javascript to redirect:

[code]
<?php
$time_now = time();
$allowed_time = $time_now-30000;
if($is_locked>$allowed_time) {
   echo "<script language=javascript>document.location.href='locked.php';</script>";
   exit;
} else {
    echo ("Editing is allowed");//Editing form is in html/php mix below this
}
?>
[/code]

[freakus_maximus]

Got it working! /cheer

Thanks!