* Richard Lynch <ceo@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > '$shippingCountry1')")))
> > {
> > echo "the insertiont cannot be done";
>
> echo mysql_error();
>
> http://php.net/mysql_error
>
> > exit();
> > }
> > header("Location:http://$HTTP_HOST/$DOCROOT/allright.html";);
>
> DON'T DO THAT!!!
>
> Just do:
> include 'allright.html';
>
> The Location header is for a document that has *MOVED* to a new URL.
>
> Your document has not moved.
Actually, untrue. From the W3C HTTP 1.1 specs:
The Location response-header field is used to redirect the recipient
to a location other than the Request-URI for completion of the
request or identification of a new resource.
Yes, one of its primary uses is for 3xx errors, and it is used in that
arena to indicate a change in a page's location. However, it can also be
used in 2xx responses to indicate a page dynamically created for the
request or simply to indicate that a 'pass-thru' was used in the
request.
It's a very common practice in web application programming -- not just
PHP, but the field in general -- after a successful form submission to
redirect to another page. Doing so can help prevent back-button issues
when forms need to be filled out in series -- for example, when you
don't want duplicate records created in the database.
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