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[Chris Shiflett]

--- "Nunez, Eddy" <enunez at tiaa-cref.org> wrote:
> 
> > The intermediate "page" generates no output and has:
> >
> > header('Location: http://newurl/');
> 
> This means you need to transfer any form data via the
> redirected link, essentially turning a POST into a GET. no?

No, you just do whatever you need to do with the form data on the
intermediate page. This approach is much more difficult if you don't have
a very good separation of presentation and logic, so it may not be a good
choice for you.

The idea is to do whatever you need to do with the data, and then you
redirect to a "dumb" page that handles the presentation. Redirects require
a separate HTTP transaction, so you should not make a habit of it, but
they can be good for things like this.

Hope that helps.

Chris

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