PHP redirecting with custom headers

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I'm pretty sure this isn't possible and I need to set headers on login.php if $_GET['reason'] isset but can someone clarify that I can't set response code then change location?

header('HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden');
header("Location: http://domain.com/login.php?reason=ipbanned");

Fabian Schmengler · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-28 11:05:35Z

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Right, this is not possible. A "Location" header sets the HTTP response code to 302 Found (or another 3xx redirect code) and you can't send two response codes at a time.

Update:

The correct way to do what you want is to send the forbidden header on the redirected page, i.e. in login.php if $_GET['readon']=='ipbanned', not on the redirecting page.

edited Feb 28, 2013 at 11:05

answered Feb 28, 2013 at 10:59

Fabian Schmengler

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Matt Cain Over a year ago

If you don't specify a response code, the default is 302. This is overridden if you set one yourself.

amof Over a year ago

So can I set a 403 reponse code and redirect on the same page?

Fabian Schmengler Over a year ago

No you can't. You have to do it the other way around (see update)

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