redirect_to using POST in rails

redirect, ruby, ruby-on-rails

Solution

Redirection isn't possible with POST requests - it's part of the HTTP/1.1 protocol.

You could either introduce another step that contains the form data to be POSTed to the payment processor, or you could send the post from your application (something I have done when working with PROTX).

Problem

Is it possible to redirect using a POST method ? Or should redirects always be made using GET ? The use for this is in the final steps of an order process for an e-commerce site, to send the data to the payment processor, without introducing an extra step for the user.

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