Need some help on header refresh...

[Justin]

Harlow... i need some help on these... im actually trying to do a page
using php... the function is to receive certain parameters from a 3rd
party provider... and i need to redirect my page to another page after
certain validation. it's ok when i use the url to do the testing...
the validation part works fine... scenario as below:

if situation a, echo abc

if situation b, echo abc then refresh to another page.

the problem is after the 3rd party call my page the refresh doesnt
work... after doing some amendments, it redirects to another page but
doesnt echo abc... so any other way to redirect the page??? tried
output buffer start and flush but still couldn.... SOS...

Regards,
Justin

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: Need some help on header refresh...

Justin wrote:

Harlow... i need some help on these... im actually trying to do a page
using php... the function is to receive certain parameters from a 3rd
party provider... and i need to redirect my page to another page after
certain validation. it's ok when i use the url to do the testing...
the validation part works fine... scenario as below:
>
if situation a, echo abc
>
if situation b, echo abc then refresh to another page.
>
the problem is after the 3rd party call my page the refresh doesnt
work... after doing some amendments, it redirects to another page but
doesnt echo abc... so any other way to redirect the page??? tried
output buffer start and flush but still couldn.... SOS...
>
Regards,
Justin
>

You can use header() calls to redirect, but it is incompatible with
echo(). You can't send ANY output to the browser before a header() call.

But if you're redirecting, any output you send would not be displayed
anyway - so why bother sending it?


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[Justin]

Re: Need some help on header refresh...

On Mar 3, 11:29 am, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote:

Justin wrote:

Harlow... i need some help on these... im actually trying to do a page
using php... the function is to receive certain parameters from a 3rd
party provider... and i need to redirect my page to another page after
certain validation. it's ok when i use the url to do the testing...
the validation part works fine... scenario as below:

>

if situation a, echo abc

>

if situation b, echo abc then refresh to another page.

>

the problem is after the 3rd party call my page the refresh doesnt
work... after doing some amendments, it redirects to another page but
doesnt echo abc... so any other way to redirect the page??? tried
output buffer start and flush but still couldn.... SOS...

>

Regards,
Justin

>
You can use header() calls to redirect, but it is incompatible with
echo(). You can't send ANY output to the browser before a header() call.
>
But if you're redirecting, any output you send would not be displayed
anyway - so why bother sending it?
>
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er... the requirement from my 3rd party provider is that i have to
reply -1 once receive the parameters from them.. so i put echo -1. is
there any other way to send instead of echo? the redirecting part is
something i wan to add on... it's not in the API they provided...

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: Need some help on header refresh...

Justin wrote:

On Mar 3, 11:29 am, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote:

>Justin wrote:

>>Harlow... i need some help on these... im actually trying to do a page
>>using php... the function is to receive certain parameters from a 3rd
>>party provider... and i need to redirect my page to another page after
>>certain validation. it's ok when i use the url to do the testing...
>>the validation part works fine... scenario as below:
>>if situation a, echo abc
>>if situation b, echo abc then refresh to another page.
>>the problem is after the 3rd party call my page the refresh doesnt
>>work... after doing some amendments, it redirects to another page but
>>doesnt echo abc... so any other way to redirect the page??? tried
>>output buffer start and flush but still couldn.... SOS...
>>Regards,
>>Justin

>You can use header() calls to redirect, but it is incompatible with
>echo(). You can't send ANY output to the browser before a header() call.
>>
>But if you're redirecting, any output you send would not be displayed
>anyway - so why bother sending it?
>>
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>
er... the requirement from my 3rd party provider is that i have to
reply -1 once receive the parameters from them.. so i put echo -1. is
there any other way to send instead of echo? the redirecting part is
something i wan to add on... it's not in the API they provided...
>

OK, you have to respond with a -1. But once you send ANY output, you
can't use a header() call.

header() must be called before the headers are sent to the browser. And
any output - even white space - will cause the headers to be sent. So
you can either send a response or do the redirect. But the HTTP
protocol (not PHP) won't let you do both.


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[rob.brown@gmail.com]

Re: Need some help on header refresh...

What about a meta refresh instead of the header() function?

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: Need some help on header refresh...

rob.brown@gmail .com wrote:

What about a meta refresh instead of the header() function?
>

Does the third party browser understand meta refresh? I highly suspect
it doesn't - most non-browsers don't.

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[Rik]

Re: Need some help on header refresh...

Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attg lobal.netwrote:

> er... the requirement from my 3rd party provider is that i have to
>reply -1 once receive the parameters from them.. so i put echo -1. is
>there any other way to send instead of echo? the redirecting part is
>something i wan to add on... it's not in the API they provided...
>>

>
OK, you have to respond with a -1. But once you send ANY output, you
can't use a header() call.
>
header() must be called before the headers are sent to the browser. And
any output - even white space - will cause the headers to be sent. So
you can either send a response or do the redirect. But the HTTP
protocol (not PHP) won't let you do both.

Allthough...
You can have a header redirect & output, I'm a bit fuzzy on wether this is
actually allowed with the HTTP protocol, but for instance, I can disable
automatic redirects (yes, also header redirects) in Opera, and I'll see
the content that comes next. So I see no practical reason why you cannot
send a redirect header & some content, as long as you set the header first
in PHP. There is a reason it's so often advised to die()/exit() after a
redirect statement.
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[Justin]

Re: Need some help on header refresh...

Dear Jerry,
You fully understand the situation im in right now... Mayb i will
elaborate more on this.
My application is to correspond with a mobile provider gateway
using HTTP calls. And meta refresh is not allowed.
Initially i din have to do any redirect as the process is actually
very simple. Once a mobile user register the service with their mobile
phone, the provider will call/send in the parameters to my
page(assuming receive.php). And upon receiving the parameters, i need
to echo "-1"; to the provider so a standard message will be sent out
to the registrant. The -1 is a requirement from my provider. So they
only recognized this. (according to their API). The reason why i have
to redirect is because some registrant might not be providing enough
information, so i did a strlen($sms) on the sms receive to see how
many characters is there and therefore determine whehter the info is
complete or not... So there are 2 situations, complete info and
incomplete info. Both i will reply -1 for them to receive the standard
sms but only those with incomplete info will receive a customized msg
from my side. That's the thing. If i put on the same page, those with
incomplete msg cant receive anything ask the provider only recognized
-1 for the registration process.... Thanx.

On Mar 4, 7:21 am, Rik <luiheidsgoe... @hotmail.comwro te:

Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote:

er... the requirement from my 3rd party provider is that i have to
reply -1 once receive the parameters from them.. so i put echo -1. is
there any other way to send instead of echo? the redirecting part is
something i wan to add on... it's not in the API they provided...

>

OK, you have to respond with a -1. But once you send ANY output, you
can't use a header() call.

>

header() must be called before the headers are sent to the browser. And
any output - even white space - will cause the headers to be sent. So
you can either send a response or do the redirect. But the HTTP
protocol (not PHP) won't let you do both.

>
Allthough...
You can have a header redirect & output, I'm a bit fuzzy on wether this is
actually allowed with the HTTP protocol, but for instance, I can disable
automatic redirects (yes, also header redirects) in Opera, and I'll see
the content that comes next. So I see no practical reason why you cannot
send a redirect header & some content, as long as you set the header first
in PHP. There is a reason it's so often advised to die()/exit() after a
redirect statement.
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[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: Need some help on header refresh...

Justin wrote:

>Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote:

>>> er... the requirement from my 3rd party provider is that i have to
>>>reply -1 once receive the parameters from them.. so i put echo -1. is
>>>there any other way to send instead of echo? the redirecting part is
>>>something i wan to add on... it's not in the API they provided...
>>OK, you have to respond with a -1. But once you send ANY output, you
>>can't use a header() call.
>>header() must be called before the headers are sent to the browser. And
>>any output - even white space - will cause the headers to be sent. So
>>you can either send a response or do the redirect. But the HTTP
>>protocol (not PHP) won't let you do both.

>Allthough...
>You can have a header redirect & output, I'm a bit fuzzy on wether this is
>actually allowed with the HTTP protocol, but for instance, I can disable
>automatic redirects (yes, also header redirects) in Opera, and I'll see
>the content that comes next. So I see no practical reason why you cannot
>send a redirect header & some content, as long as you set the header first
>in PHP. There is a reason it's so often advised to die()/exit() after a
>redirect statement.
>--
>Rik Wasmus

>
>
Dear Jerry,
You fully understand the situation im in right now... Mayb i will
elaborate more on this.
My application is to correspond with a mobile provider gateway
using HTTP calls. And meta refresh is not allowed.
Initially i din have to do any redirect as the process is actually
very simple. Once a mobile user register the service with their mobile
phone, the provider will call/send in the parameters to my
page(assuming receive.php). And upon receiving the parameters, i need
to echo "-1"; to the provider so a standard message will be sent out
to the registrant. The -1 is a requirement from my provider. So they
only recognized this. (according to their API). The reason why i have
to redirect is because some registrant might not be providing enough
information, so i did a strlen($sms) on the sms receive to see how
many characters is there and therefore determine whehter the info is
complete or not... So there are 2 situations, complete info and
incomplete info. Both i will reply -1 for them to receive the standard
sms but only those with incomplete info will receive a customized msg
from my side. That's the thing. If i put on the same page, those with
incomplete msg cant receive anything ask the provider only recognized
-1 for the registration process.... Thanx.
>
On Mar 4, 7:21 am, Rik <luiheidsgoe... @hotmail.comwro te:

(Top posting fixed)

OK, so the registrant is coming through a provider to register with you.
The provider sends you some information and you respond with "-1".
The provider then sends a standard message to the registrant.

But you can't redirect the registrant because they aren't talking to you
in the first place. They're talking to the provider.

So how do you send a customized message to them?

Additionally, the fact this is coming from a cell phone is *very
relevant* and new information. It makes a huge difference. Most cell
phones don't have all the "bells and whistles" of regular browsers.

P.S. Please don't top post. Thanks.

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[Justin]

Re: Need some help on header refresh...

Dear Jerry,
There's a API provided to us by the provider, with the parameters
required and process of sending. So the situation is like this. In
order to prevent ppl from abusing the use of mobile contents(spam,
unnecessary charges to mobile users), the local telcos strictly
required us(content provider) to follow their registration process. A
specific keyword must be provided to indicate the registration
process. Assuming REG ABC is my keyword for the registration. Now i
want my subscribers to send in "REG ABC NAME ID AGE LOCATION". the
string will be one of the parameter i receive(lets put it as SMS). So
the parameters will be the mobile numbers, time, date, sms and so on.
The thing is the provider only take REG ABC into consideration, so
any numbers which send in a text msg to their server with the prefix
REG ABC will be routed to us(will call my php page). And i need to
repy -1 to acknowledge the receipts. Then the whole process is done.
But the thing is some of my subscribers leave out some important info
such as age, location etc (which is important to me but not the
provider) thats why i wanna send a msg to them ask them to provide the
additional info. (that is when the problem occurs). As the provider
only recognize REG ABC and -1 as a whole process, they dun care
whether the subscribers send in full msg or not. my side will have to
do the verification ourselves. That's why when i receive a msg with
incomplete info, i need to send them the msg, and this process is done
by using another method in the API.
I tried setting up a cron job or running the page with browser,
everything works well, the extra msg will be sent out. but when use
mobile phone to register, the page doesnt refresh/redirect. So they
only receive the standard msg from the provider. The standard msg is a
must as it's the requirements from the telcos. So i need to reply -1
first then only proceed with my own verification.

It's really nice meeting you here and thanx for being so helpful.

Regards,
Justin

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: Need some help on header refresh...

Justin wrote:

Dear Jerry,
There's a API provided to us by the provider, with the parameters
required and process of sending. So the situation is like this. In
order to prevent ppl from abusing the use of mobile contents(spam,
unnecessary charges to mobile users), the local telcos strictly
required us(content provider) to follow their registration process. A
specific keyword must be provided to indicate the registration
process. Assuming REG ABC is my keyword for the registration. Now i
want my subscribers to send in "REG ABC NAME ID AGE LOCATION". the
string will be one of the parameter i receive(lets put it as SMS). So
the parameters will be the mobile numbers, time, date, sms and so on.
The thing is the provider only take REG ABC into consideration, so
any numbers which send in a text msg to their server with the prefix
REG ABC will be routed to us(will call my php page). And i need to
repy -1 to acknowledge the receipts. Then the whole process is done.
But the thing is some of my subscribers leave out some important info
such as age, location etc (which is important to me but not the
provider) thats why i wanna send a msg to them ask them to provide the
additional info. (that is when the problem occurs). As the provider
only recognize REG ABC and -1 as a whole process, they dun care
whether the subscribers send in full msg or not. my side will have to
do the verification ourselves. That's why when i receive a msg with
incomplete info, i need to send them the msg, and this process is done
by using another method in the API.
I tried setting up a cron job or running the page with browser,
everything works well, the extra msg will be sent out. but when use
mobile phone to register, the page doesnt refresh/redirect. So they
only receive the standard msg from the provider. The standard msg is a
must as it's the requirements from the telcos. So i need to reply -1
first then only proceed with my own verification.
>
It's really nice meeting you here and thanx for being so helpful.
>
Regards,
Justin
>

Hi, Justin,

Yes, it might work with a browser. But in the cell phone registration
process they aren't communicating with you - they're communicating with
their cell provider. And therein lies the problem.

When you respond, you're responding to the cellular provider. And you
can only send what they understand. Since you've indicated the only
thing they understand is a -1, that's all you can send. Anything else
will be kicked out by them.

When you test with the browser you don't have that intermediate step
(the cellular provider) so of course it works.

The only thing you can do is talk to the provider to see if there is an
extended interface you can use.

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[Justin]

Re: Need some help on header refresh...

Dear Jerry,
I found a solution... Since i couldn refresh the page, so i thought
off clearing the buffer, so i added ob_start() and ob_end_clean() in a
certain portion of the coding AND IT WORKSS!!!!!

Thanx anyway, great to meet u!!!

Regards,
Justin

[Rik]

Re: Need some help on header refresh...

Justin <justin@smsit.c om.mywrote:

Dear Jerry,
I found a solution... Since i couldn refresh the page, so i thought
off clearing the buffer, so i added ob_start() and ob_end_clean() in a
certain portion of the coding AND IT WORKSS!!!!!

You haven't solved the problem, you've just masked it. The placing of
those 2 commands should give you a clue where you're sending content,
search that and remove it.

Your solution is like moving the couch to hide the nasty stain in the
carpet: the stain is still there, your carpet is not as it should be, it
just seems that way for now.
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[Justin]

Re: Need some help on header refresh...

Actually REFRESH is a solution but the OB is an alternative as the
provider only accept -1 output(compulso ry to reply -1, echo -1;), but
the sending additional message part doesnt require me to reply
anything upon receiving th parameters from the provider. So i just
need to "hide" the return parameters from the provider. Thanx.

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: Need some help on header refresh...

Justin wrote:

Actually REFRESH is a solution but the OB is an alternative as the
provider only accept -1 output(compulso ry to reply -1, echo -1;), but
the sending additional message part doesnt require me to reply
anything upon receiving th parameters from the provider. So i just
need to "hide" the return parameters from the provider. Thanx.
>

Which means you're not actually sending the return parameters to the
provider.

Not good.

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