headers allready sent =(

[Sim]

My 2 files:

the exact error:

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/founder/public_html/orpgcreator.com/createrpg.php:1) in /home/founder/public_html/orpgcreator.com/createrpg.php on line 99

createrpg.php

<?
include "config.php";

//if creating new game
if(isset($_POST['CreateGame']))
{
//RESERVED WORDS VAR
$reserved_game_names = array("default");

//vars
$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$game_server = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['selectServer']);
$game_url = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['textGameURL']);
$game_url_unreal = str_replace(" ", "", strtolower($game_url));
$game_name = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['textGameName']);
$game_desc = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['textDesc']);

$name = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['textName']);
$handle = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['textHandle']);
$email = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['textEmail']);
$pass = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['textPass']);

$goals = mysql_escape_string($_POST['textMsg']);

$code = rand(10000,99999);
$time = time();

//check if name was left blank
if (empty($name))
{
	//set error message
	$err .= "Name was left blank...<br>";
}

//check if desc is blank
if (empty($game_desc))
{
	$err .= "Description was left blank..<br>";	
}

//check if email was left blank or invalid
if (!eregi("^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})$", $email) || empty($email))
{
	//set error message
	$err .= "Email was left blank or incorrect...<br>";
}

//check if username in use
$result = mysql_query("SELECT ownerID FROM game_owners WHERE ownerHandle='$handle'");
if (mysql_num_rows($result) == 1 || empty($handle))
{
	//set error message
	$err .= "Username in use...<br>";
}

//check if game url in use or a RESERVED WORD
$result = mysql_query("SELECT ownerID FROM game_owners WHERE ownerGameURL='$game_url'");
if (mysql_num_rows($result) == 1 || in_array($game_url, $reserved_game_names) || empty($game_url))
{
	//set error message
	$err .= "Game url allready in use...<br>";
}


//check if game server exists
$result = mysql_query("SELECT serverID FROM game_servers WHERE serverName='$game_server'");
if (mysql_num_rows($result) == 0)
{
	//set error message
	$err .= "Game server does not exist...<br>";
}
else
{
	//get server ID
	$rec = mysql_fetch_object($result);
}

//if password empty
if(empty($pass))
{
	$err .= "Admin password was left blank...";
}

//check if no errors
if(empty($err))
{
	//insert new user query
	mysql_query("INSERT INTO game_owners (ownerName, ownerIP, ownerHandle, ownerPass, ownerEmail, ownerActCode, ownerGameURL, ownerGameURLReal, ownerGameServerID, ownerGameGoals, ownerRegDate) 
								VALUES ('$name', '$ip', '$handle', '$pass', '$email', '$code', '$game_url_unreal', '$game_url', '$rec->serverID', '$goals', '$time')") or die(mysql_error());

	//fetch latest game
	$result = mysql_query("SELECT ownerID FROM game_owners ORDER BY ownerID DESC LIMIT 1");
	$game = mysql_fetch_object($result);

	mysql_query("INSERT INTO settings(settingType, settingResult, settingGameRefID) VALUES ('gameDesc', '$game_desc', '$game->ownerID')") or die(mysql_error());

	mail($email, "oRPG Creator.com New Game Activation", "Please visit http://www.orpgcreator.com/activate.php?server=$game_server&code=$code&game=$game_url_unreal&email=$email", "From: oRPGCreator.com <[email protected]>\n\r");

	header("Location: activate.php?email=$email");
	//$err =  "An email has been dispatched to $email to activate your game from [email protected]";
}
}
?>

 

my config.php file

 

<?
$dbhost="localhost";    // usually "localhost"
$dbname="dd_dumjy";
$dbuser="sdaf_sdaf";
$dbpass="asdfadsfdsaf";

$connection = mysql_connect("$dbhost", 
                           "$dbuser", 
                           "$dbpass");
mysql_select_db("$dbname", $connection);

max_chars = 4;

?>

 

I just dont understand why it just stopped redirecting... :(

[sniko]

Try the suppress method

@header( [...] );

Or, maybe try the meta refresh?

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=x" />

Also, remember when you use header or meta refresh put exit; straight after.

[Sim]

I think i'll go with meta refresh. Forgot about that method. thanks a lot sniko!!

[Dave]

You can also enable output buffering and then still use the header redirect.

http://uk3.php.net/manual/en/function.ob-start.php

[Spudinski]

Can everyone stop hacking PHP, please? :(

Rather find out why contents are being sent before the header(s).

By the looks of your script(s), I would suggest that it is a MySQL error or the mail function causing the errors.

It's a simple fix either way.

Edited April 21, 2012 by Spudinski
please stop please?

[Guest]

Sorry for the late reply but I had this error yesterday at the start of the file add

<?php
ob_start();

[rulerofzu]

Which is what Dave had already stated which then prompted Spuds reply followed by SRB's reply.

:P

[Guest]

Which is what Dave had already stated which then prompted Spuds reply followed by SRB's reply.

:P

Totally missed his reply :|