[FX.php List] PHP Header vs. Javascript location.replace ?

[Joel Shapiro]

Great info.  Thanks to both of you for your responses.

I'll be happy to get rid of the javascript.

-Joel


On Jul 19, 2006, at 3:51 PM, Kevin Futter wrote:

> On 20/7/06 8:37 AM, "Joel Shapiro" <jsfmp at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Last year at DevCon Lance Hallberg recommended using a javascript
>> location.replace instead of php header (something about problems
>> loading a header more than once?)
>>
>> <script language="javascript">
>> <!--
>> location.replace("./Form2.php");
>> -->
>> </script>
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> -Joel
>
> Anyone using any modern browser can turn JavaScript off, so please  
> don't
> rely on ANY JavaScript technique for basic or required  
> functionality. It's
> much better to handle this kind of redirect from the server. Multiple
> headers can cause problems, but they will be fewer and more easily  
> managed
> than the corresponding JavaScript problems. People relying on  
> assistive
> technologies (screenreaders etc) for their browsing likely don't  
> have access
> to JavaScript at all.
>
> If you do decide to use the above JS solution, just be aware that  
> the HTML
> comments surrounding the statement are redundant in a modern web  
> setting,
> and will in fact cause problems in a strict XHTML environment.
>
> -- 
> Kevin Futter
> Webmaster, St. Bernard's College
> http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/
>
>
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