I want to redirect a page to an external website by a simple php code; the best solution is

<?
Header( "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" );
Header( "Location: http://www.new-url.com" );
?>

but the problem is that I need to add a php tracking code to have a track of the visitors to my page. But this simple 301 does not work when there is something before that.

I need a simple php redirect code to be written after tracking code in a page.

may be this helps

Get the visitor's IP

if (IP not in database)
{
Insert the IP into the database
}

Show some message to the visitor, stating they being redirected..

Header( "Location: http://www.new-url.com" );

Originally Posted by phpdasan

may be this helps
Show some message to the visitor, stating they being redirected..

Header( "Location: http://www.new-url.com" );

You CANNOT display a message then redirect, as HTTP headers cannot be sent to a useragent AFTER output has started!

Oops.. sorry for that

After showing the message redirect using javascript.

<script>
window.location.href = "http://www.new-url.com";
</script>

or you do'nt want the message to display,

Simply redirect with PHP header function.

I am looking for a form of redirection code that works with other php codes on the page

Something like

<? my php tracking code ?>

<? redirecting code ?>

So when browsing this page, the visitor will be tracked by the first php code, and the second php code simply redirects to the target page.

As in post #2

store the information in a database then redirect.