> -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Sheets [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 10 January 2003 02:25 > > You should always use the exit after a redirect, the browser is not > required to go to the new location. > > If you do not exit your script after you redirect and the browser does > not go to the new location you risk the unintended continued execution > of your script.
That's good advice, but the explanation is not quite accurate. If you do not exit your script after a redirect, the remainder *will* be executed and any output it generates sent to the browser. However, if the browser obeys the redirect, it will simply ignore the output you sent, and never display it -- so you've just wasted bandwidth transmitting it! Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
