If I print the header() first, then I end up with the 'redirect()' code
being printed to
the browser. So this is not what I have been doing.
But I think I might have a clue, tell me if I am right.
The CGI is being called form an HTML Form that uses Post,
After processing the info, I use redirect().
Do you think the clients browser goes and Posts the form again to the new
URL?
If this is what is happening, is the solution to use:
print "Location: $url\n\n";
with-out printing any headers?
Will this work for all browsers?
Thanks
Jonathan
> A common mistake is to print a header and then do a redirect, which slows
> the process down because essentially you have a script and a page
competing
> to generate a header. When using redirect(), do not do this:
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl
> use CGI;
> my $q = new CGI;
> print $q->header(); # don't need this if redirecting!
> print $q->redirect('http://www.whatever.com');
>
>
> Do this instead:
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl
> use CGI;
> my $q = new CGI;
> print $q->redirect('http://www.whatever.com');
>
>
> Or another option:
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl
> my $url = 'http://whatever.com';
> print "Location: $url\n\n";
>
>
> HTH,
>
> Scot R.
> inSite
>
> ___________________________
>
>
> After complaints that my CGI takes too long, I traced it down to the
> redirect() function.
> Why does it take so long?
> Is there an alternative?
>
> Jonathan
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