http post headers

Question

Hi,

When I post some headers in a request and view them on on the receiving page, most of them are prefixed with "HTTP_" except for a few like [CONTENT_TYPE] => text/xml [CONTENT_LENGTH] => 8647.

When I post my own headers (which are required for an external server) they then get prefixed e.g. My header: BATCH_TYPE shows up as HTTP_BATCH_TYPE

I'm having some some problems with the headers i.e. I have to include ones like "BATCH_COUNT" & "VENDOR_ID" for an external server and when I test them internally I view them as HTTP_BATCH_COUNT and HTTP_VENDOR_ID

Is the "HTTP_" prefix normal or is there any way to remove it?

Thanks,

Answer 1

If you're using a CGI script to test, then it's the web server that's adding the HTTP_ prefix. Don't worry - that prefix is almost certainly not present on the network. You could use http://www.xhaus.com/headers to check.