URL Redirection???

[Umair.ms]

In ASP, it works like this:

<%
Response.Redirect "/someurl/"
%>

In PHP, i tried this:

<?php
header("Location: /someurl/");
?>

The problem is that in PHP, the URL in browser's address bar never changes but the page does. Any solution???

[freddydoesphp]

Try adding the full http:// address of the location not just a relative filename

[thewitt]

I don't see that problem at all.

Are you using the PHP file in a frame or something?

My URL changes with either a relative or full URL.

-t

[Umair.ms]

I am testing my site on Windows (Apache, PHP, MySQL). The relative URL just doesn't seem to work.

Okay I'll explain a bit more:
1. I created a template in Dreamweaver.
2. Each page is created from that template.
3. On the top of each page this statement is placed:

<?php ob_start(); ?>

This is to enabled buffering.
4. Whenever I have to redirect on any page. I use this:

ob_end_clean();
header("Location: /url/");
exit; 

5. The webpage changes but the URL in the address bar never changes, until i use complete url.
6. This method always works in ASP.

[Umair.ms]

Yes, to add something. I DO NOT want to use complete URLs with http://.

[moshe_be]

Then use javascript redirect, not sure if this is correct I am not very good in JS

Something like:

<script language="javascript">
window.top.location="/myfile.php";
</script>

Edit: There is also option to use Meta refresh tag:

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="2;URL=/myfile.php">

2 is number of seconds, you can replace that with 0 or any bigger number.

Good luck!

[Umair.ms]

No, I dont want to do it this way. Thanks anyway. I think I'll have to use complete URLs (including http).

[James]

Or it might just be a problem with the Windows implementation of PHP that could be solved by uploading to your host - try uploading it and see if that helps.