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How can i redirect my web page without using window.location?

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28th Nov 2018, 12:04 AM
Jeremy Cruz
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2 Answers
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The comment in your code "...you don't want to have to use PHP" hints to me that it might be a key requirement. PHP can (and in fact, should) send a redirect/location header in response to a server-validated form submission. JS--the way it's used here--is client-side and not properly positioned to validate or send headers into the stream. Other JS redirects that I've considered (e.g., navigate() ) are quirks / only for IE / not standard. There is at least one other unusual option--insert a surprise meta redirect. For the record, I advise against this (please redirect via webserver instead): el = document.createElement("meta"); el.httpEquiv = "refresh"; el.content = "0; url=https://www.sololearn.com/"; document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(el); IMO, that last item would _not_ be an acceptable answer for homework, only try it in a pinch.
28th Nov 2018, 9:50 PM
Kirk Schafer
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If not using response headers to trigger a redirect, what's the reason for not using window.location? Also, at what point will you want to trigger a redirect? If triggered upon entering the page, then using the meta refresh could work. - As mentioned by Kirk Schafer You could probably try triggering the click event to a link that points to the page for want to redirect to. However, these are really hacky options.
28th Nov 2018, 10:44 PM
David Carroll
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