Login Redirect

[James Jiao]

Hi, all

I have this login script that calls on itself to authenticate the username
and the password. It redisplays the login page if there is an error. My
question is how do I redirect it to a different page, when the user is
authenticated (i.e. the address in the address box changes to a new name,
for example, if the login page is called login.php, then I want to redirect
the logged in user to home.php without any clicking from the user). I
realize that there is a header function available, but I've heard that any
information related to the current session is lost upon using this function.
Is there any better way?


cheers

==James==

[Ian.H [dS]]

Re: Login Redirect

On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 04:43:40 +1200 in
<message-id:2bt%a.11852$ 9f7.1364003@new s02.tsnz.net>
"James Jiao" <jamesjiao@para dise.net.nz> wrote:
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> I want to redirect
> the logged in user to home.php without any clicking from the user). I
> realize that there is a header function available, but I've heard
> that any information related to the current session is lost upon
> using this function. Is there any better way?[/color]


Hmm, don't know where you heard that, but I've just implemented this
exact same idea.

What results did you get when you tried it?



Regards,

Ian

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[Paul]

Re: Login Redirect

Same here. Just implemented the same thing using the same process. Where di
you read that as it may explain a problem I am having (in the post above
this one).


"Ian.H [dS]" <ian@WINDOZEdig iserv.net> wrote in message
news:2003081618 0933.2da509e1.i an@WINDOZEdigis erv.net...[color=blue]
> On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 04:43:40 +1200 in
> <message-id:2bt%a.11852$ 9f7.1364003@new s02.tsnz.net>
> "James Jiao" <jamesjiao@para dise.net.nz> wrote:
>[color=green]
> > I want to redirect
> > the logged in user to home.php without any clicking from the user). I
> > realize that there is a header function available, but I've heard
> > that any information related to the current session is lost upon
> > using this function. Is there any better way?[/color]
>
>
> Hmm, don't know where you heard that, but I've just implemented this
> exact same idea.
>
> What results did you get when you tried it?
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Ian
>
> --
> Ian.H [Design & Development]
> digiServ Network - Web solutions
> www.digiserv.net | irc.digiserv.ne t | forum.digiserv. net
> Programming, Web design, development & hosting.[/color]