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23 .TH CURLOPT_POSTREDIR 3 "February 03, 2016" "libcurl 7.59.0" "curl_easy_setopt options"
26 CURLOPT_POSTREDIR \- how to act on a HTTP POST redirect
29 #include <curl/curl.h>
31 CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_POSTREDIR,
34 Pass a bitmask to control how libcurl acts on redirects after POSTs that get a
35 301, 302 or 303 response back. A parameter with bit 0 set (value
36 \fBCURL_REDIR_POST_301\fP) tells the library to respect RFC 7231 (section
37 6.4.2 to 6.4.4) and not convert POST requests into GET requests when following
38 a 301 redirection. Setting bit 1 (value \fBCURL_REDIR_POST_302\fP) makes
39 libcurl maintain the request method after a 302 redirect whilst setting bit 2
40 (value \fBCURL_REDIR_POST_303\fP) makes libcurl maintain the request method
41 after a 303 redirect. The value \fBCURL_REDIR_POST_ALL\fP is a convenience
42 define that sets all three bits.
44 The non-RFC behaviour is ubiquitous in web browsers, so the library does the
45 conversion by default to maintain consistency. However, a server may require a
46 POST to remain a POST after such a redirection. This option is meaningful only
47 when setting \fICURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION(3)\fP.
54 CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
56 curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "http://example.com");
58 /* a silly POST example */
59 curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, "data=true");
61 /* example.com is redirected, so we tell libcurl to send POST on 301, 302 and
62 303 HTTP response codes */
63 curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POSTREDIR, CURL_REDIR_POST_ALL);
65 curl_easy_perform(curl);
69 Added in 7.17.1. This option was known as CURLOPT_POST301 up to 7.19.0 as it
70 only supported the 301 then. CURL_REDIR_POST_303 was added in 7.26.0.
72 Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
74 .BR CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION "(3), " CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS "(3), "