mod_perl redirect

srchulo has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

So I'm working in a mod_perl environment, and I want to know what the best way is to redirect to a new url. I know in CGI Perl you use print "Location:...", however I've come to find that usually there are better ways to do things in mod_perl, but I can't seem to find anything. Thanks in advance!

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Re: mod_perl redirect by Anonymous Monk on Jan 15, 2012 at 03:36 UTC
however I've come to find that usually there are better ways to do things in mod_perl Not really :) If you're using CGI, they're all pretty much the same, `CGI->redirect( ... )` External and Internal Redirecting in Mod Perl 2	[reply] [d/l]
Re: mod_perl redirect by cavac (Prior) on Jan 15, 2012 at 08:41 UTC
It's pretty much the same all around. You are generating a "Location" HTTP header and are (hopefully) using the correct HTTP status code, depending on what exactly you are trying to do. Here's the definition of HTTP/1.1 status codes, look at 303 and 307. The main difference between those is how POST is handled. "Believe me, Mike, I calculated the odds of this succeeding against the odds I was doing something incredibly stupid… and I went ahead anyway." (Crow in "MST3K The Movie")	[reply]