redirect issue

Saleh · October 09, 2003, 03:56:52 AM

I want to know how can I delay redierct process to show some info first like vB has ?
can I do it with Header() or I need something else ?

thanks in advance

[Unknown] · October 09, 2003, 04:48:25 AM

You'd change redirectexit to output html using an html meta refresh or a header to tell it to refresh...

I forget exactly how, but someone will tell you ;P.

-[Unknown]

Saleh · October 09, 2003, 05:21:03 AM

Quote from: [Unknown] on October 09, 2003, 04:48:25 AM
You'd change redirectexit to output html using an html meta refresh or a header to tell it to refresh...

I forget exactly how, but someone will tell you ;P.

-[Unknown]

lol .. actually I ,also, forgot the html refresh tag

that's why I asked ...

Tyris · October 09, 2003, 06:23:12 AM

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<meta HTTP-EQUIV=Refresh CONTENT="5; URL=urllocation.html">

thats the html refresh tag ^_^
I always forget it too... but had it in a near empty document on my desktop.

Saleh · October 09, 2003, 06:38:12 AM

thanks alot

writeto · October 09, 2003, 03:20:33 PM

It is bad html practice to use refresh because on some browser you will lose the ability to use th back button.

Tyris · October 09, 2003, 08:39:54 PM

well... you can click the back button twice really quickly

but yeah.. it is pretty dodgy...
still has its use tho.

Saleh · October 10, 2003, 02:50:54 AM

Quote from: writeto on October 09, 2003, 03:20:33 PM
It is bad html practice to use refresh because on some browser you will lose the ability to use th back button.

do you have a better way ?
because I noticed that it wouldn't work if I 'Backwarded' to the redirect page ..

writeto · October 13, 2003, 09:33:28 PM

<HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="Javascript">
var x = 10
var y = 1

function startClock()
   {
     x = x-y
   document.frm.clock.value = x
     setTimeout("startClock()", 1000)
   if(x==0)
      {
        location.replace("http://google.com");
     }
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>

<BODY onLoad="startClock()">
This page will redirect in :
<FORM NAME="frm">
<INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="clock" SIZE=2 >
</FORM>
</BODY></HTML>

writeto · October 13, 2003, 09:36:04 PM

Formatting got a little screwed up but oh well. If you don't want to use javascript I don't know a better way but I am far from a web guru like [Unknown].

Andrew

Edited to boost ego of [Unknown]

[Unknown] · October 13, 2003, 09:39:34 PM

You could send a header to the client... I think it's something like this:

Refresh: 1; http://www.google.com/\n

(this *should* send the client to Google after one minute. I MAY BE WRONG.)

The reason you DON'T want the back button to work is because using it may cause a repost of form data.

-[Unknown]

Saleh · October 14, 2003, 05:25:11 AM

writing for writeto

: that seems useful but is x seconds or miliseconds ?

[Unknown] : I will try this but waiting one min is TOOO long for a redirect page with a small note in it

? I mean how can I make it less than that , e.g. 10 sec

Spaceman-Spiff · October 14, 2003, 11:26:11 AM

the html refresh should be in seconds, not minutes, example:
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5; url=http://www.simplemachines.org">
meaning: in 5 secs u'll be redirected to sm.org
put the code inside <head> tag

[Unknown] · October 14, 2003, 12:09:57 PM

Hmm.. I think I meant seconds, whatever.

x is in seconds on the Javascript.

writeto, I'm definitely not all knowing - far from.

-[Unknown]

writeto · October 14, 2003, 01:16:31 PM

x is seconds, sorry I wrote that sloppy I should have let you know.

[Unknown] I realize you aren't all knowing but take a compliment.

Saleh · October 14, 2003, 02:45:35 PM

ok thanks writeto , I will use this script for sure since the refresh header [Unknown] provided does NOT work in my machine

[Unknown] · October 14, 2003, 02:49:36 PM

See, that proves I'm not all knowing.

-[Unknown]

writeto · October 14, 2003, 03:05:56 PM

Fine, I always lose when I argue with you...

Andrew

Saleh · October 15, 2003, 05:10:27 AM

actually it refreshes the page but does not go to the page we assigned next to the refresh header ..

QuoteSee, that proves I'm not all knowing.

there is no need for a proof , there is NO one in this earth who knows something %100 .. so no need to argu this ..
altho I think [Unknown] knows ALOT about PHP

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