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diff --git a/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md b/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md index 71cc030f6a..779ba6e5e5 100644 --- a/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md +++ b/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md @@ -628,6 +628,14 @@ You can use `redirect_to` with any arguments that you could use with `link_to` o redirect_to :back ``` +This will raise `ActionController::RedirectBackError` if the request had no +`HTTP_REFERER` information set. To guard against this case, you can provide a +fall back redirect URL by using `redirect_back`: + +```ruby +redirect_back(fallback_location: root_path) +``` + #### Getting a Different Redirect Status Code Rails uses HTTP status code 302, a temporary redirect, when you call `redirect_to`. If you'd like to use a different status code, perhaps 301, a permanent redirect, you can use the `:status` option: |