specifying a new window when using Location:

[mantrid]

In some of my script ive been using the followin

if(isset($_POST['mybutton'])){
header("Location: http://www.mysite.co.uk/path/my.php");
}
This changes the page in the open browser window. How can I modify this to
open a new window without replacing the parent

[Oli Filth]

mantrid said the following on 26/09/2006 23:59:

In some of my script ive been using the followin

if(isset($_POST['mybutton'])){
header("Location: http://www.mysite.co.uk/path/my.php");
}
This changes the page in the open browser window. How can I modify this to
open a new window without replacing the parent

You can't. HTTP headers don't work that way.

The only way to achieve this behaviour is to include HTML/JavaScript
code which causes a new window to automatically appear. But note that
that's exactly what a pop-up is, and most browsers have pop-up blockers
nowadays, because people don't like them...
--
Oli

[Johnny]

"mantrid" <ia********@virgin.netwrote in message
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In some of my script ive been using the followin

if(isset($_POST['mybutton'])){
header("Location: http://www.mysite.co.uk/path/my.php");
}
This changes the page in the open browser window. How can I modify this to
open a new window without replacing the parent

this works:

if(isset($_POST['mybutton'])){
echo <<<WIND
<script type="text/javascript">
window.open("http://www.mysite.co.uk/path/my.php");
</script>
WIND;
}

but as you can se also requires js

[mantrid]

Thanks Johnny
That works but not if popups are blocked
So I was wondering if there is a way of testing if popup blocking is set and
if not run the first bit of code and if so run the second so at least the
user would get the page even if it is not on a separate window ie something
like;
if(isset($_POST['viewtest'])){ ?>

if popup blocking is not set then run the following

<script type="text/javascript">
window.open("http://www.mysite.co.uk/path/mypage.php");
</script>
<?php

else if popup blocking is set run the following

header("Location: http://www.mysite.co.uk/path/mypage.php");

}

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"mantrid" <ia********@virgin.netwrote in message
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In some of my script ive been using the followin

if(isset($_POST['mybutton'])){
header("Location: http://www.mysite.co.uk/path/my.php");
}
This changes the page in the open browser window. How can I modify this

to

open a new window without replacing the parent

this works:

if(isset($_POST['mybutton'])){
echo <<<WIND
<script type="text/javascript">
window.open("http://www.mysite.co.uk/path/my.php");
</script>
WIND;
}

but as you can se also requires js

[Colin Fine]

mantrid wrote:

Thanks Johnny
That works but not if popups are blocked
So I was wondering if there is a way of testing if popup blocking is set and
if not run the first bit of code and if so run the second so at least the
user would get the page even if it is not on a separate window ie something
like;
if(isset($_POST['viewtest'])){ ?>

if popup blocking is not set then run the following

<script type="text/javascript">
window.open("http://www.mysite.co.uk/path/mypage.php");
</script>
<?php

else if popup blocking is set run the following

header("Location: http://www.mysite.co.uk/path/mypage.php");

}

"Johnny" <re*****************@hotmail.comwrote in message
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>"mantrid" <ia********@virgin.netwrote in message
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>>In some of my script ive been using the followin

if(isset($_POST['mybutton'])){
header("Location: http://www.mysite.co.uk/path/my.php");
}
This changes the page in the open browser window. How can I modify this

to

>>open a new window without replacing the parent

this works:

if(isset($_POST['mybutton'])){
echo <<<WIND
<script type="text/javascript">
window.open("http://www.mysite.co.uk/path/my.php");
</script>
WIND;
}

but as you can se also requires js

If there is a way, it is probably browser-dependent; and I'm not sure
there is.

But I would think that you could make the javascript try and create the
window with a name, and then check whether the named window exists. If
not, you can change 'location' in the Js.

Colin