PHP header location

[Sean]

I just made a config page, and It connects to the database, but I want it to redirect to an error page that I made when the connection fails instead just displaying an error. Here is my code:

 

[Xenous]

<?php
 
    $connection = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass);
    if(!$connection)
    {
        header("Location: http://example.com/pageToBeRedirectedTo");
    }
   
    $db = mysql_select_db($data, $connection) or die("Error");
    /* You could also have
    *
    *if(!$db)
    *{
    *    header("Location: http://example.com/pageToBeRedirectedTo");
    *}
    *
    */
 
?>

 

[Sean]

<?php
 
    $connection = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass);
    if(!$connection)
    {
        header("Location: http://example.com/pageToBeRedirectedTo");
    }
 
    $db = mysql_select_db($data, $connection) or die("Error");
    /* You could also have
    *
    *if(!$db)
    *{
    *    header("Location: http://example.com/pageToBeRedirectedTo");
    *}
    *
    */
 
?>

Will that not redirect it if the connection is successful ?

 

[Twix]

No because if you look closely he's used an exclamation mark within the if statement, this means if "$connection" is false, it'll run the code within the statement.

 

[Sean]

Just realised that there is no need for this, It just makes the files look messy. I have just styled the error messages

Thread can be closed now...

 

[Markshall]

Thread closed on request of OP