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Form post (GET/POST), with 301 redirect response is not redirecting.

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A fairly simple Form, with a GET request is not following the response redirect chain:

See:

https://www.openrent.co.uk/

A search for "London" calls:

[16:07:18.622] GET https://www.openrent.co.uk/search/SearchByDistance?searchBox=london&lng=&lat=&within= [HTTP/1.1 302 OK 378ms] [16:07:19.030] GET https://www.openrent.co.uk/properties-to-rent?term=london [HTTP/1.1 301 OK 46ms] [16:07:19.081] GET https://www.openrent.co.uk/properties-to-rent/london?term=london [0ms]

But the page doesn't redirect - this has just stopped working today.

A fairly simple Form, with a GET request is not following the response redirect chain: See: https://www.openrent.co.uk/ A search for "London" calls: [16:07:18.622] GET https://www.openrent.co.uk/search/SearchByDistance?searchBox=london&lng=&lat=&within= [HTTP/1.1 302 OK 378ms] [16:07:19.030] GET https://www.openrent.co.uk/properties-to-rent?term=london [HTTP/1.1 301 OK 46ms] [16:07:19.081] GET https://www.openrent.co.uk/properties-to-rent/london?term=london [0ms] But the page doesn't redirect - this has just stopped working today.

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Turns out this was a problem with SPDY enabled on the site, and a potential bug in Firefox. It occurs both in Firefox V21 and V22.

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Reload the webpage while bypassing the cache using one of the following steps:

  • Hold down the Shift key and click the Reload button with a left click.

OR

  • Press Ctrl + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + R (Windows and Linux)
  • Press Command + Shift + R (Mac)

Let us know if this solves the issues you are having.

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Hi,

No - that makes no difference. I have also started a brand new profile and tested that way.

Does the site listed above work for you on the latest Release version of Firefox?

Thanks, Daz.

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https://www.openrent.co.uk/search/SearchByDistance?searchBox=london&lng=&lat=&within=

this is the only one that doesnt work for me, it just says newtab, all the rest do work, is this the one not redirecting.

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Well - the issue is going to the home page:

https://www.openrent.co.uk/

Then performing a search for anything (In my example I used "London"). Firefox just stays on the homepage - the search page doesn't open.

If I open up the debug window, and look at the NET requests, I can see the ones I outlined before. In other words, it does SEND the GET requests, but it doesn't actually direct the page to the result.

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now i see what youre talkin about, have you tried in another browser

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Yes - no problem in Chrome / Opera.

This used to work up until very recently - so it could be the latest Firefox update? Or is it because the site is now HTTPS only?

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When did you last update? Firefox should update tommorow (as it does every 6 wks) as FF 22 comes unless you just updated from a old version.

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You're right - I don't think this has anything to do with a new / old firefox release.

Any other ideas as to why it's not working?

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Hello,

Try Firefox Safe Mode to see if the problem goes away. Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode, which disables most add-ons.

(If you're not using it, switch to the Default theme.)

  • You can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by holding the Shift key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
  • Or open the Help menu and click on the Restart with Add-ons Disabled... menu item while Firefox is running.

Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode"

If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems article for that.

To exit the Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.

When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help other users who have the same problem.

Thank you.

Modified by kobe

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I tried in Safe Mode, no difference...

Seems like the GET request is just lost...

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I have no idea what to do, maybe uninstall then reinstall (getfirefox.com), does that work as I just tried it on Chromium (not Chrome) and it works

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Chosen Solution

Turns out this was a problem with SPDY enabled on the site, and a potential bug in Firefox. It occurs both in Firefox V21 and V22.