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authorPrem Sichanugrist <s@sikachu.com>2011-10-05 15:31:14 -0300
committerPrem Sichanugrist <s@sikachu.com>2011-10-05 15:31:14 -0300
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Update Rails routing guide to mention that `redirect()` is a 301 permanent redirect
I had to try out myself to realize that it's 301, so this should be helpful to everyone.
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@@ -596,6 +596,8 @@ match "/stories/:name" => redirect {|params| "/posts/#{params[:name].pluralize}"
match "/stories" => redirect {|p, req| "/posts/#{req.subdomain}" }
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+Please note that this redirection is a 301 "Moved Permanently" redirect. Keep in mind that some web browser or proxy server will cache this type of redirect, make the old page inaccessible.
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In all of these cases, if you don't provide the leading host (+http://www.example.com+), Rails will take those details from the current request.
h4. Routing to Rack Applications