diff --git a/core/user_settings/user_edit.php b/core/user_settings/user_edit.php
index 173da4e9b6..f7a8239d5a 100644
--- a/core/user_settings/user_edit.php
+++ b/core/user_settings/user_edit.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ else {
 //required to be a superadmin to update an account that is a member of the superadmin group
 	$superadmin_list = superadmin_list($db);
 	if (if_superadmin($superadmin_list, $user_uuid)) {
-		if (!if_group("superadmin")) { 
+		if (!if_group("superadmin")) {
 			echo "access denied";
 			return;
 		}
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ if (count($_POST)>0 && $_POST["persistform"] != "1") {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	//get the number of rows in v_user_settings 
+	//get the number of rows in v_user_settings
 		$sql = "select count(*) as num_rows from v_user_settings ";
 		$sql .= "where user_setting_category = 'domain' ";
 		$sql .= "and user_setting_subcategory = 'time_zone' ";
@@ -199,10 +199,8 @@ if (count($_POST)>0 && $_POST["persistform"] != "1") {
 		//$_SESSION["template_content"] = '';
 
 	//redirect the browser
-		require_once "resources/header.php";
-		echo "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"2;url=".PROJECT_PATH."/core/user_settings/user_edit.php\">\n";
-		echo "<div align='center'>".$text['confirm-update']."</div>";
-		require_once "resources/footer.php";
+		$_SESSION["message"] = $text['confirm-update'];
+		header("Location: ".PROJECT_PATH."/core/user_settings/user_edit.php");
 		return;
 }
 else {
diff --git a/core/users/groupadd.php b/core/users/groupadd.php
index c96a1478d6..58a64c3b97 100644
--- a/core/users/groupadd.php
+++ b/core/users/groupadd.php
@@ -71,12 +71,8 @@ if (strlen($group_name) > 0) {
 	}
 
 	//redirect the user
-		require_once "resources/header.php";
-		echo "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"2;url=groups.php\">\n";
-		echo "<div align='center'>\n";
-		echo $text['message-add']."\n";
-		echo "</div>\n";
-		require_once "resources/footer.php";
+		$_SESSION["message"] = $text['message-add'];
+		header("Location: groups.php");
 		return;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/users/permissions_copy.php b/core/users/permissions_copy.php
index 459071a278..84641646fb 100644
--- a/core/users/permissions_copy.php
+++ b/core/users/permissions_copy.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ else {
 		$group_name = check_str($_REQUEST["id"]);
 		$group_new = check_str($_REQUEST["ext"]);
 	}
-	
+
 //get the groups data
 	$sql = "select * from v_groups ";
 	$sql .= "where domain_uuid = '$domain_uuid' ";
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ else {
 		$group_name = $row["group_name"];
 	}
 	unset ($prep_statement);
-	
+
 	//copy the groups
 	$group_uuid = uuid();
 	$sql = "insert into v_groups ";
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ else {
 		$sql .= "group_permission_uuid, ";
 		$sql .= "domain_uuid, ";
 		$sql .= "permission_name, ";
-		$sql .= "group_name ";	
+		$sql .= "group_name ";
 		$sql .= ")";
 		$sql .= "values ";
 		$sql .= "(";
@@ -115,21 +115,8 @@ else {
 	unset ($prep_statement);
 
 //redirect the user
-	require_once "resources/header.php";
-	echo "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"2;url=groups.php\">\n";
-	echo "<br />\n";
-	echo "<div align='center'>\n";
-	echo "	<table width='40%'>\n";
-	echo "		<tr>\n";
-	echo "			<th align='left'>".$text['message-message']."</th>\n";
-	echo "		</tr>\n";
-	echo "		<tr>\n";
-	echo "			<td class='row_style1'><strong>".$text['message-copy']."</strong></td>\n";
-	echo "		</tr>\n";
-	echo "	</table>\n";
-	echo "	<br />\n";
-	echo "</div>\n";
-	require_once "resources/footer.php";
+	$_SESSION["message"] = $text['message-copy'];
+	header("Location: groups.php");
 	return;
 
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/users/permissions_default.php b/core/users/permissions_default.php
index 0621527181..ac79271442 100644
--- a/core/users/permissions_default.php
+++ b/core/users/permissions_default.php
@@ -47,12 +47,8 @@ else {
 	$permission->restore();
 
 //show a message to the user
-	require_once "resources/header.php";
-	echo "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"2;url=groups.php\">\n";
-	echo "<div align='center'>\n";
-	echo $text['message-restore']."\n";
-	echo "</div>\n";
-	require_once "resources/footer.php";
+	$_SESSION["message"] = $text['message-restore'];
+	header("Location: groups.php");
 	return;
 
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/users/signup.php b/core/users/signup.php
index c114708986..3cc3074e33 100644
--- a/core/users/signup.php
+++ b/core/users/signup.php
@@ -166,10 +166,8 @@ if (count($_POST)>0 && check_str($_POST["persistform"]) != "1") {
 	//$log_type = 'user'; $log_status='add'; $log_add_user=$_SESSION["username"]; $log_desc= "username: ".$username." user added.";
 	//log_add($db, $log_type, $log_status, $log_desc, $log_add_user, $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"]);
 
-	require_once "resources/header.php";
-	echo "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"3;url=index.php\">\n";
-	echo "<div align='center'>".$text['message-add']."</div>";
-	require_once "resources/footer.php";
+	$_SESSION["message"] = $text['message-add'];
+	header("Location: index.php");
 	return;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/users/usersupdate.php b/core/users/usersupdate.php
index 1e0dffdd3c..0cead3d854 100644
--- a/core/users/usersupdate.php
+++ b/core/users/usersupdate.php
@@ -85,10 +85,8 @@ else {
 			$sql .= "and user_uuid = '$user_uuid' ";
 			$db->exec(check_sql($sql));
 		//redirect the user
-			require_once "resources/header.php";
-			echo "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"2;url=usersupdate.php?id=$user_uuid\">\n";
-			echo "<div align='center'>".$text['message-update']."</div>";
-			require_once "resources/footer.php";
+			$_SESSION["message"] = $text['message-update'];
+			header("Location: usersupdate.php?id=".$user_uuid);
 			return;
 	}
 
@@ -285,15 +283,13 @@ if (count($_POST) > 0 && $_POST["persistform"] != "1") {
 		//$_SESSION["template_content"] = '';
 
 	//redirect the browser
-		require_once "resources/header.php";
+		$_SESSION["message"] = $text['message-update'];
 		if (if_group("admin")) {
-			echo "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"2;url=usersupdate.php?id=$user_uuid\">\n";
+			header("Location: usersupdate.php?id=".$user_uuid);
 		}
 		else {
-			echo "<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"2;url=usersupdate.php?id=$user_uuid\">\n";
+			header("Location: usersupdate.php");
 		}
-		echo "<div align='center'>".$text['message-update']."</div>";
-		require_once "resources/footer.php";
 		return;
 }
 else {