delayed URL Redirects with a message display for 10 seconds

bici · 2020-11-17 22:26:19

Not strictly a TxP how to …. but what is the best way to to direct from one url to another and display a brief 10 second message before heading to the new URL? Via .htaccess? some Php mojo? or a combo? cannot find any definitive How To via a search. any tips? thanks in advance

jakob · 2020-11-17 22:31:28

Hi bici,

Some options are discussed here (stack overflow) using meta refresh with a seconds delay or different javascript timeout / wait scripts. Chris Ferdinandi also gives a good how-to on performing an action after a set amount of time using vanilla javascript.

bici · 2020-11-23 01:48:59

jakob wrote #326893:

Hi bici,

Some options are discussed here (stack overflow) using meta refresh with a seconds delay or different javascript timeout / wait scripts. Chris Ferdinandi also gives a good how-to on performing an action after a set amount of time using vanilla javascript.

Thanks. i did as suggested and it worked out fine. 4 days later the client changed their minds and wanted the webpage <dead> … so all for naught, but i learned something nifty. <silver lining>

phiw13 · 2020-11-23 10:14:48

bici wrote #326983:

[…] 4 days later the client changed their minds and wanted the webpage <dead> … so all for naught, but i learned something nifty. <silver lining>

LOL. Happens to me as well – regularly even. Usually it last a little longer though. I learned a few .htaccess tricks on the way.

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