The HTTP response status code 303 See Other is the correct manner in which to redirect web applications to a new URI, particularly after an HTTP POST has been performed.

This response indicates that the correct response can be found under a different URI and should be retrieved using a GET method. The specified URI is not a substitute reference for the original resource.

This status code should be used with the location

HTTP location

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 header.

303 See Other is one way of responding to a request for a URI that identifies a real-world object according to Semantic Web

Semantic Web

The Semantic Web is a collaborative movement led by the World Wide Web Consortium that promotes common formats for data on the World Wide Web. By encouraging the inclusion of semantic content in web pages, the Semantic Web aims at converting the current web of unstructured documents into a "web of...

 practice (the other being the use of hash URIs).

Example

Client request:

GET / HTTP/1.1

Host: www.example.com

Server response:

HTTP/1.1 303 See Other

Location: http://example.org/other

See also

• RFC 2616 (HTTP 1.1)
• RFC 1945 (HTTP 1.0)
• Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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• List of HTTP status codes
• Post/Redirect/Get
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