Compare URL with JavaScript

Question

I am trying to write a function like this:

if ( document.url!= 'search.php') {
    window.location = 'search.php' 
}

This is not working; it seems I may need to check if URL string contains 'search.php' - or is there another way I can do this check?

Answer 1

It sounds like you're searching for indexOf. Note that it's not document.url, but document.URL:

if (document.URL.indexOf('search.php') == -1) {
    window.location = 'search.php';
}

Note: This will also match the following:

http://www.domain.com/search.php
http://www.domain.com/index.php?page=search.php&test
http://www.domain.com/search.php/non-search.php
http://www.domain.com/non-search.php#search.php

Extra note: Why are you doing this? If people have javascript disabled, they will never get forwarded. Maybe you're searching for the 301 or 302 header?