Posted by Erwin Moller on 01/31/07 16:51

Michael Fesser wrote:

> .oO(Erwin Moller)
>
>>Michael Fesser wrote:
>>
>>> Additionally a Location header requires an absolute URL.
>>
>>Erm...
>>I think that requirement was dropped some time ago.
>
> HTTP was dropped? Damn. ;)

Hope not, then I am out of work!
And since I am really useless without internet...

>
> 14.30 Location
> http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.30

Hmm yes. That sounds convincing.
Never trusts rfcs not recommended by me. ;-)

Here is one for you:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt

It clearly describes relative referencing. (Part 4 and 5 mainly)

But judge for yourself.

>
>>And all browsers I have ever seen support the relative URL.
>
> But you haven't seen all. And browsers are not the only user agents. A
> bug doesn't become less of a bug, just because it works in the majority.

Well, that may be true.
I only aim my php for internetbrowsers, so I don't know jack about other
agents.
Thanks for the warning though.

Regards,
Erwin Moller

>
> Micha

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