PHP redirect after 5 seconds

Question

How do I redirect page with PHP after 5 seconds to file register.php? No Javascript or other code, just plain PHP.

Is it possible? How do I do it? I've seen Location: header.

Possible duplicate of [How to redirect automatically after short delay on Error 404 page?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18029518/how-to-redirect-automatically-after-short-delay-on-error-404-page) — Jed Fox, Jan 06 '17 at 19:20

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 06 '17 at 17:34

9

Use header Refresh. It is simple:

header("Refresh:5; url=register.php");

It should work, make sure no output is before this header.

answered Jan 06 '17 at 17:34

devondre

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 06 '17 at 17:37

4

You have a few options:

Sleep then Location Header

sleep(5);
header("Location: register.php");

The first option is best, the sleep in the 2nd is blocking and could be used to DDos your service.

answered Jan 06 '17 at 17:37

Phil Poore

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 06 '17 at 17:36

1

// sleep php process
sleep(5);
// redirect
header("location: register.php");

answered Jan 06 '17 at 17:36

harry

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It's better to include some context/explanation with code as this makes the answer more useful for the OP and for future readers. – EJoshuaS - Stand with Ukraine Jan 07 '17 at 04:03
I would include an explanation as to where the code needs to be entered and an explanation of why this code works. – Michele La Ferla Jan 07 '17 at 07:59

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