redirecting

[Webmaster Tuhy]

does anybody know how to redirect one page to another in like five or ten seconds?i'm not sure if it's html, xhtml, java, css, etc...can anybody help?

[reportingsjr]

Its html...

<meta HTTP-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=http://www.w3schools.com";>

in content, the 0; part is how soon to redirect the page (in seconds) and the url=blahblah; is what url to redirect to. Hope this is the kind of redirect you want, this will just change the page.. or you could do it in javascript, like this..

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">window.location="http://www.w3schools.com";</script>

Im not sure how to put a timer on that one though.. maybe someone else who actually knows javascript can

[scott100]

Im not sure how to put a timer on that one though.. maybe someone else who actually knows javascript can

setTimeOut would do it, but i think the meta tag is better choice

[Webmaster Tuhy]

thanks, that help alot

[Jack McKalling]

I remember this socalled meta-refresh can be shut down by the client, whether by a setting or an action, but I can't be sure.I would choose for a javascript with a link to manual redirect (for when it doesn't work), or another way of the system that doesn't need a redirect.. :)But it is your choice

[aspnetguy]

I highly doubt the user can effect the meta settings of your page and even if they can they can shut down javascript far more easily.

[w3rss]

PHP?<?header('Refresh:5; URL=url');?>

[Jack McKalling]

That is what I said, use another way within your system, such as a php redirect.Javascript is only client-side, which means the user will see the page that redirects, with php he cannot.

[Skemcin]

p.s. if you still want any search engine to recognize the page you are redirection from, you should set your redirect to at least 15 seconds. If not, then a redirect is always better to be done on the server side - if possible. If you're stuck in static (X)HTML, then the meta tasg is best used for this.

[aspnetguy]

That is what I said, use another way within your system, such as a php redirect.Javascript is only client-side, which means the user will see the page that redirects, with php he cannot.

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Sorry Dan, your post was hard to read and I thought you were saying you would choose a javascript method.Yes a server side redirect would be best.