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diff --git a/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md b/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md index 71cc030f6a..4bb364c0f8 100644 --- a/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md +++ b/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md @@ -622,10 +622,13 @@ Another way to handle returning responses to an HTTP request is with `redirect_t redirect_to photos_url ``` -You can use `redirect_to` with any arguments that you could use with `link_to` or `url_for`. There's also a special redirect that sends the user back to the page they just came from: +You can use `redirect_back` to return the user to the page they just came from. +This location is pulled from the `HTTP_REFERER` header which is not guaranteed +to be set by the browser, so you must provide the `fallback_location` +to use in this case. ```ruby -redirect_to :back +redirect_back(fallback_location: root_path) ``` #### Getting a Different Redirect Status Code |