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PHP headers_sent () function

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Definition and Usage

headers_sent () function checks whether the HTTP headers sent / where to send.

If the header has been sent, the function returns TRUE, otherwise returns FALSE.

grammar

headers_sent(file,line)

参数 描述
file,line 可选。如果设置 file 和 line 参数,headers_sent() 会把输出开始的 PHP 源文件名和行号存入 file 和 line 变量中。


Tips and Notes

Note: once the header block has been sent, you will not be able to send another header using the header () function.

Note: The optional file and line parameters are new in PHP 4.3.


Example 1

<?php
// If no headers are sent, send one
if (!headers_sent())
{
header("Location: http://www.w3cschool.cc/");
exit;
}
?>

<html>
<body>

...
...


Example 2

Using the optional file and line parameters:

<?php
// $file and $line are passed in for later use
// Do not assign them values beforehand
if (!headers_sent($file, $line))
{
header("Location: http://www.w3cschool.cc/");
exit;
// Trigger an error here
}
else
{
echo "Headers sent in $file on line $line";
exit;
}
?>

<html>
<body>

...
...


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