iRule for replacing string in HTTP POST

Hi Cole,

 

 

When testing directly to the web server, do you see the full URL in the URI? ie, is the request formatted like this:

 

 

POST http://example.com/path/to/file.ext HTTP/1.1

 

 

Or is it like this?

 

 

POST /path/to/file.ext HTTP/1.1

 

 

What's it like when the BIG-IP is used?

 

 

I wouldn't expect that BIG-IP would modify any of the HTTP content unless you're doing it explicitly in a rule.

 

 

You can use LiveHttpHeaders for Firefox or IEwatch for IE to check the headers being sent and received on the client. You could also capture a tcpdump and review the headers received and sent by the BIG-IP.

 

 

Regardless, RFC2616 on HTTP 1.1 states that servers must accept either format. Check this post for details on the RFC and/or removing the fully qualified portion of the URL in the URI (Click here).

 

 

Aaron