Bug #46

Buggy Posting Data with Redirects

Details

Submitted	2003-09-29 20:04 UTC
From	noels01 at gmx dot net
Status	Wont fix
Package	HTTP_Request
PHP Version	4.3.1
OS	Win32
Roadmaps	(Not assigned)

Comments

[2003-09-29 20:04 UTC] noels01 at gmx dot net

Description:
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I'm using HTTP_Request to post data to dynamic webpage. The data is processed and a HTTP header with response code 302 is sent.

The intention is to redirect the user to anther page, after submitting the data. Submitting works fine, but HTTP_Request always resends the same headers as before, so the page thinks that it is the first time submitting the data and resends a 302 and so on and so on. The request is caught in a recursion and fails after some tries. The class should not send the posted data again, after being redirected.
A bug! No existing browser resends the data after being redirected...

Reproduce code:
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A little change in HTTP_Request::sendRequest() should fix the bug:

Add a single line before increasing the variable...

$this->clearPostData();
$this->_redirects++;
return $this->sendRequest();