meta refresh with a post

rubadub · 01-15-2008, 08:20 AM

Hi, i'm trying to do a redirect whilst also passing some POST variables, using html meta redirect...

Code:

<html><head>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="2; URL=tmp.html">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8">
<meta name="method" content="POST" />
<meta name="postData" content="submit=true&cmd=HI" />
</head><body>
<h2>TEST</h2>
</body></html>

This is similar to another post of mine, http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...=1#post3023173, but it is purely html meta based.

AdaHacker · 01-16-2008, 06:43 PM

This isn't going to work either. A META refresh uses the HTTP-EQUIV attribute, which, by definition, does the same thing as the equivalent HTTP header. If you can't do it with genuine HTTP headers, a META tag isn't going to be any different.

I think you'd probably be better off exploring an alternate approach. Perhaps if you tell us what problem you're trying to solve by using a "redirect with POST" then someone will be able to suggest an acceptable method.

rubadub · 01-18-2008, 09:33 AM

I was developing a payment confirmation page and thought this would make things cleaner. Yes i've worked around it already but I just wanted exhaust working out a solution. I can understand why it's not allowed but y'know, gotta try...

Cheers for all help and suggestions...