redirect is keeping hash

Question

For some reason when I redirect with header(\"Location\") the new page keeps the hash.

So if you\'re on example.com/index.html#signup

Answer 1

The simple answer to "how do I stop it" is to specify an empty hash in the Location header:

header('Location: /account.html#');

However, this behavior isn't guaranteed across the board. It seems to work in WebKit and IE9 in my quick test. Nevertheless, you've stumbled on a black hole in the HTTP specification.