Redirection

[audiopro]

I have searched the FAQ's but cannot find a definitive example of redirection.
I have found the following code but I am not sure if this is the correct approach.

print $query->redirect($url);

I have a script which parses incomming data. If the data passes a series of tests then the visitor is redirected to another site. If the checks fail then a page is displayed to reflect this.
How do I do the actual redirection?

Keith

http://www.studiosoft.co.uk

 

[mlibeson]

Not positive, but I think as follows:

print <<EOF;


Location: [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.redirectsite.com/new_location.htm[/URL]

EOF

Michael Libeson

 

[tchatzi]

why dont you try something like this

print '<META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" 
CONTENT="0; URL=/your_new_location/your_html.html">';

its the old way but i like it.

TIMTOWTDI

 

[ishnid]

The code you found is, IMO, the cleanest way to achieve a redirect. You need to be using the CGI.pm module to run that code:

use CGI;
my $query = new CGI;
my $url = '[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.example.com';[/URL]
print $query->redirect( $url );

As long as you don't print out anything else before that print statement, it will redirect to $url.