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How Do I Make a Redirect in Php?

Chloe Bennett • • 13 min read
How Do I Make a Redirect in Php?

Is it possible to redirect a user to a different page through the use of PHP?

Say the user goes to and I want to redirect them to , how would I do so without the use of a meta refresh? Is it possible?

This could even protect my pages from unauthorized users.

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Summary of existing answers plus my own two cents:

1. Basic answer

You can use the header() function to send a new HTTP header, but this must be sent to the browser before any HTML or text (so before the <!DOCTYPE ...> declaration, for example).

header('Location: '.$newURL);
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