# Header function or redirect using PHP?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/header-function-or-redirect-using-php/125772>\
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**Created:** [October 17, 2004, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/header-function-or-redirect-using-php/125772 "2004-10-17T14:14:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 17, 2004, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/header-function-or-redirect-using-php/125772/1 "2004-10-17T14:14:26Z")

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If a user goes to a page that they have not logged into(using stored session variables) what is the coding involved to redirect them to the login page?

if ($redirect)  
{change this page to login}  
else  
{allow access to this page}

I’ve looked at the header(“location: url to be entered”) which is supposed to be the first thing on the page, then I know there is a redirect (just never seen the coding for it (I bet it is something simple)

thanks.

Sam.