Can't redirect to another page - php

Question

I am using this Codeigniter function
redirect('home');
but it causes me this browser error: ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS
The page can't even get loaded.
My whole function looks like this:
public function establish($target) {
if ($target == 'sender' || $target == 'receiver') {
$this->validate($target);
if ($this->validated) {
if ($target == 'sender') {
$this->sender_db = $this->session->userdata('sender_db');
$this->sender_host = $this->session->userdata('sender_host');
$this->sender_user = $this->session->userdata('sender_user');
$this->sender_pw = $this->session->userdata('sender_pw');
if ($this->load->database($this->define_database('sender'))) {
$this->err_receiver = 0;
return $this->load->database($this->define_database('sender'), TRUE);
}
else {
$this->err_sender = 1;
}
}
elseif ($target == 'receiver') {
$this->receiver_db = $this->session->userdata('receiver_db');
$this->receiver_host = $this->session->userdata('receiver_host');
$this->receiver_user = $this->session->userdata('receiver_user');
$this->receiver_pw = $this->session->userdata('receiver_pw');
if ($this->load->database($this->define_database('receiver'))) {
$this->err_receiver = 0;
return $this->load->database($this->define_database('receiver'), TRUE);
}
else {
$this->err_receiver = 1;
}
}
else {
echo 'Error: illegal parameter. Please use sender or receiver instead.';
}
}
else {
echo 'Oops, there is an error! For some reason the property "validated" is not returning true (Connection_model.php)';
exit;
}
redirect('home');
}
else {
echo 'Error: illegal parameter. Please use sender or receiver instead.';
}
}
What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

I figured out the issue. I was running through an endless loop. Two pages were forwarding each other over and over again.