Welcoming Page Load Question

zack · Aug 11, 2005

Okay.
I want a welcoming page that will load with the websites index URL. I only want it to load once so if a person goes back to the site with the same URL later, the welcoming page won't show (unless they delete history/cookies/tempfiles,etc).

Does anyone know how I can accomplish this?

user-7256 · Aug 11, 2005

Well, if they accept cookies and don't delete them, set a cookie with PHP. Then, try and detect the cookie. If it's there, then use the PHP header() function to redirect to the actual content (past the welcome page).

If you DON'T want to use PHP, Javascript MAYBE able to do this, but they'd have to have JS enabled and history not cleared... and that only lasts about 7 days usually anyways. PHP cookies is your best bet, I think.

zack · Aug 11, 2005

That sounds good. Do you have a link showing me how to do this? Or an example of something similar. I'm new to php and cannot right my own code in javascript (only mod hehe). Thanks for your time btw.

user-7256 · Aug 11, 2005

No problem.

Put this at the top of your welcome page (this must be the FIRST thing! Before ANYTHING is sent to the browser):

PHP:

<?php

if (isset($_COOKIE['visited']))
{
    header('Location: go_to_this_page.php');
}
else
{
    $expire = 60*60*24*7*52;
    setcookie('visited', 'yes', $expire, '/', '.yoursite.com');
}
?>

That should set a cookie that expires after 1 year. (Those numbers are in seconds).

Now, you need to edit that code a bit:

You may change the cookie name if you wish, but be sure that you change it in both spots
Edit 'go_to_this_page.php' in the header() statement to the page you want to redirect to. Can also be a URL.
Change '.yoursite.com' to your site's domain. Keep that period as the first character so the cookie will be recognized under all subdomains

Hope that helps

zack · Aug 11, 2005

Wow. This looks brilliant! Thanks a bunch for the help. :blink: If there's anything I can do for you don't hesitate to ask.
Have a good night.

user-7256 · Aug 11, 2005

Add to rep, maybe? :blink:

zack · Aug 11, 2005

No problemo

Muneeb2Good · Aug 11, 2005

cooool thanks COMPUXP !

zack · Aug 11, 2005

Ok I'm missing something.
Check the attatchment for a screenshot of the code.

Do I need a .txt file for the php to read?
Did I put the code where I shouldn't have?

My main page is named "index2.htm" now.
THe welcome page is named "index.htm"

It still continues to goto the welcome page after one visit.

user-7256 · Aug 12, 2005

Ah, yes, sorry - forgot that. Rename the file so that it has a .php extention. Then it will work.

EDIT: No it won't. Lol... sorry

Put the PHP code FIRST THING on the webpage. Even before the <html> tag.

zack · Aug 12, 2005

Still isn't working...
Any other ideas?

aween · Aug 12, 2005

your testing it on your own server(your own pc ) or with a host ?

zack · Aug 12, 2005

What?

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