[mukeshsoni.tech@gmail.com]

When i use this function in first line of the code no error comes but when this function is used in middle of the code an error comes,
error --Php Header already sent

what is the solution and why this error comes ????

[ShaneK]

You should read the documentation. (It's pretty much one of the first things you see when you load the page )

You can send NO data to the browser (Don't output anything, basically.) before the header() function is used. If you do, you'll get that error.

Yours,
Shane~

This post has been edited by ShaneK: 19 May 2010 - 05:42 AM

[AdaHacker]

Read the documentation. All calls to header() must be made before any output is sent to the client. When you stop and think about it, this should be obvious - it's sending the HTTP headers. If you try to stick the headers in the middle of the page body, then by definition they aren't headers anymore. Hence it won't work.

Edit: Drat! Beat me to it.

This post has been edited by AdaHacker: 19 May 2010 - 05:44 AM

[hadi_php]

call header() before any html code which is outputted to user...

Not correct

echo '<div>Hello!</div>'; header('Location : index.php');

THis is correct

header('Location : index.php'); echo '<div>Hello!</div>'; 

You can use html meta refresh instead of header() IF YOU REALLY NEED TO DISPLAY SOMETHING BEFORE REDIRECTION.

[CTphpnwb]

This:

header('Location : index.php'); echo '<div>Hello!</div>'; 

is essentially this:

header('Location : index.php'); 

because it's going to redirect before getting to the echo statement. You could do something like:

if($redirect)
{
  header('Location : index.php'); 
} else
{
  echo '<div>Hello!</div>'; 
}

[jrm402]

There is a workaround if you absolutely must do it the way you are currently trying. Research output buffers in PHP.

[smartflower2002]

easy way to understand this is,

DO NOT OUTPUT ANYTHING BEFORE header() function,

header function should be given at the top of output code,., say like

{lot of starting php code like connection to database etc etc}
{header function}
{actual output to user, which includes printf, echo, print_r depends.}

so in short do not send anything to browser before header(), and if u already sent it, do not use header()