How to programmatically log out a user in Drupal 7?

Question

I need to log a user out and redirect to a URL.

How would I do that in Drupal 7?

Thanks

score 18 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 30 '12 at 18:46

18

You should call user_logout().

answered Mar 30 '12 at 18:46

ceejayoz

2

+1 and then [`drupal_goto()`](http://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/includes!common.inc/function/drupal_goto/7) – Clive Mar 30 '12 at 20:20
2

user_logout() in D6 and D7 finish with their own drupal_goto(). I'm not convinced that your own call after that point would be processed. – J-P May 22 '13 at 14:14
Not clear how this answers 2nd part of Q: how to redirect to a URL after logging out, since in D7 `drupal_goto()` calls `user_logout()` anyway. – artfulrobot Aug 15 '16 at 06:49

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 22 '14 at 07:30

6

use this any where

 <?php
module_load_include('pages.inc', 'user');
user_logout();
?>

answered Jul 22 '14 at 07:30

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 01 '12 at 03:37

2

Another option is using the Rules module. You can set a rule up to redirect to a URL after a user logs out and various other rules if needed.

answered Apr 01 '12 at 03:37

chadpeppers

3 Answers3