Re: redirect to a page the fist time a site is accessed

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:26:52 -0500, nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Shawn McKenzie) wrote:

>Stuart wrote:
>> 2009/4/15 Don <don@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> I have some code in my index.php file that check the user agent and
>>> redirects to a warning page if IE 6 or less is encountered.
>>>
>>> 1. I'm using a framework and so calls to all pages go through index.php
>>> 2. The code that checks for IE 6 or less and redirects is in index.php
>>>
>>> I know how to redirect the users but what I want to do is redirect a user
>>> ONLY the first time the web site is accessed regardless of what page they
>>> first access.  I would like to minimize overhead (no database).  Can this be
>>> done?
>> 
>> Why redirect? That sucks as a user experience. Why not simply put an
>> alert somewhere prominent on the page with the message you want to
>> convey? That way you can have it on every page and not interrupt the
>> users use of your site.
>
>I agree, and you can still try the cookie method to not show the
>message, but it's not a big deal if they don't get the cookie/it expires
>etc., because the worst thing that can happen is that they see the message.

Alternatively add a link 'If you are new/Introduction/etc' that the new user can click to
get more information if they want it.


-- 
PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)
To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php


[Index of Archives]     [PHP Home]     [Apache Users]     [PHP on Windows]     [Kernel Newbies]     [PHP Install]     [PHP Classes]     [Pear]     [Postgresql]     [Postgresql PHP]     [PHP on Windows]     [PHP Database Programming]     [PHP SOAP]

  Powered by Linux