PHP Session and JavaScript window.location.replace

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My use of:

window.location.replace("calendar.php");

Seems to be not working at all with my PHP session variables. When I use this call I can not use the back button with my code:

<?php
  session_start();

  if($_SESSION['loggedin'] != TRUE) {
    header("Location: index.php");
  }
?>

Does anyone know why this may be? Thanks.

Did you read the documentation? The whole point of a replace would be to replace an instance in window.history, so the last page would be replaced with the new one, and the back button would no longer work the way it usually does. — adeneo
– adeneo, Commented Dec 14, 2012 at 5:03

Elliot Bonneville · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-14 05:10:40Z

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I think you want window.location.href = "calendar.php"; instead. That should hang on to your session variables, as well as not breaking the back button.

answered Dec 14, 2012 at 5:10

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Nikita Yo LAHOLA · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-28 22:16:22Z

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This is why you do have :

window.location.replace("calendar.php");

but also

-window.location.assign("calendar.php");

the first one might clear the session while the second will keep it.

edited Apr 28, 2015 at 22:16

answered Apr 28, 2015 at 21:54

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