[php] Redirecting to a new page after successful login

I'm sure this question has been asked before but I have searched thoroughly for an answer but to no avail. (The only answers I've seen involve ajax) But I'm using just javascript, PHP and HTML.

I have a login.php page and I have already created a HTML page which is to be the landing page right after a user is successfully logged in. How do I go about this?

The following is my code for the login page and the landing page after the login is called transfer.html:

LOGIN.PHP

  <div id="content">
     <h3>Login to Internet Banking</h3>
     <form id="login" action="" method="post">
        <p>
          <label for="userid">UserID:</label>
          <input type="text" name="UserID" id="UserID"/>
        </p>
        <p>
          <label for="PIN">PIN:</label>
          <input type="password" name="PIN" id="PIN" />
        </p>

        <p>
          <input type="submit" name="btnSend" value="Login" class="submit_button" />

        </p>
      </form>
      <td>&nbsp;</td>
 <p>
        Not yet registered?
 <a href="registration.php">Click here to register</a>
 </p>

  <div id="wrap">
        <!-- start PHP code -->
        <?php

            mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "") or die(mysql_error()); // Connect to database server(localhost) with UserID and PIN.
            mysql_select_db("registrations") or die(mysql_error()); // Select registration database.

            if(isset($_POST['name']) && !empty($_POST['name']) AND isset($_POST['PIN']) && !empty($_POST['PIN'])){
                $UserID = mysql_escape_string($_POST['name']);
                $PIN = mysql_escape_string(md5($_POST['PIN']));

                $search = mysql_query("SELECT UserID, PIN, active FROM users WHERE UserID='".$UserID."' AND PIN='".$PIN."' AND active='1'") or die(mysql_error()); 
                $match  = mysql_num_rows($search);

                if($match > 0){
                    $msg = 'Login Complete! Thanks';
                }else{
                    $msg = 'Login Failed!<br /> Please make sure that you enter the correct details and that you have activated your account.';
                }
            }


        ?>
        <!-- stop PHP Code -->
        <?php 
            if(isset($msg)){ // Check if $msg is not empty
                echo '<div class="statusmsg">'.$msg.'</div>'; // Display our message and add a div around it with the class statusmsg
            } ?>

    </div>
        </div>

You need to set the location header as follows:

header('Location: http://www.example.com/');

Replacing http://www.example.com of course with the url of your landing page.

Add this where you have finished logging the user in.

Note: When redirecting the user will be immediately redirected so you're message probably won't display.

Additionally, you need to move your PHP code to the top of the file for this solution to work.

On another side note, please see my comment above regarding the use of the deprecated mysql statements and consider using the newer, safer and improved mysqli or PDO statements.

Just add the following code after the final message you give using PHP code

Print'window.location.assign("index.php")

You could also provide a link to the page after login and have it auto redirect using javascript after 10 seconds.

May be use like this

if($match > 0){
 $msg = 'Login Complete! Thanks';
 echo "<a href='".$link_address."'>link</a>";
 }
else{
 $msg = 'Login Failed!<br /> Please make sure that you enter the correct  details and that you have activated your account.';
}

Javascript redirection generated with php code:

 if($match > 0){
     $msg = 'Login Complete! Thanks';
     echo "<script> window.location.assign('index.php'); </script>";
 }
 else{
     $msg = 'Login Failed!<br /> Please make sure that you enter the correct  details and that you have activated your account.';
 }

Php redirection only:

<?php
    header("Location: index.php"); 
    exit;
?>

Try header("Location:home.php"); instead of showing $msg = 'Login Complete! Thanks'; Hope it'll help you.