Does anyone here have write access to a PHP web server?

[ron_newman]

I am investigating an unfortunate interaction between a Facebook feature (the "always use https" preference) and the behavior of certain browsers (definitely Mac Safari, perhaps others) when they receive an HTTP "302" redirect

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[ron_newman]

An explanation of what this is testing:

Clicking on any of the four links invokes a PHP script that uses a 302 redirect to another page. The difference between the four involves the processing of the fragment identifier -- the string after "#" in a URL.

"No old or new fragment" uses a link without an 'old' fragment identifier, and tells the PHP script not to add its own 'new' fragment identifier to the URL it redirects to.

"Old fragment only" uses a link with an 'old' fragment identifier, and tells the PHP script not to add its own 'new' fragment identifier.

"New fragment only" uses a link without an 'old' fragment identifier, but tells the PHP script to add its own 'new' fragment identifier when redirecting.

"Both old and new fragments" uses a link with an 'old' fragment identifier, but also tells the PHP script to add its own 'new' fragment identifier when redirecting

[nu_luba]

i get ""
#old
#new
#new

in firefox

""
""
#new
#new

in safari

""
#old
#new
#new

in flock

[ron_newman]

Thanks What version of these browsers, and on what operating system?

[nu_luba]

mac os 10.6.6

firefox 3.6.15

safari 5.0.3

flock 1.2.7

[ron_newman]

Thanks, especially for testing Flock (a browser I'm unfamiliar with).

[nu_luba]

not a problem. Incidentally, i just upgrade to firefox 4 beta and am seeing the same behavior as firfox 3.6.15

[ron_newman]

If at any point you get a chance to test with Internet Explorer, let me know.

[nu_luba]

it will have to be monday. I refuse to have windows computers at home because it reminds me too much of work :)

[ron_newman]

Thanks again. My personal belief is that Firefox, Flock, and Chrome are behaving 'correctly', while Safari and Opera are both deviating in different ways from proper behavior. But in the absence of a formal standard, it's hard for me to say this definitively.

In IE 8

[nu_luba]

No old or new fragment: ""
Old Fragment Only: ""
New fragment only: "#new"
old and new fragment: "#new"

Re: In IE 8

[ron_newman]

Thanks. Someone else tried IE9 and got the same results with that.