PHP - simple way to send HTTP headers before a script ends

By Terence Eden’s Blog May 25, 2026 · Edited May 25, 2026

Suppose you want PHP to keep processing after it has sent back an HTTP response. Normally, this doesn't work: <?php header( "Location: https://example.com/" ); // Long operation.

Suppose you want PHP to keep processing after it has sent back an HTTP response. Normally, this doesn’t work: