mod_rewrite/5299: Mod-rewrite of cgi changes REQUEST_METHOD

[Terry Manderson <te...@northgate.net>]

>Number:         5299
>Category:       mod_rewrite
>Synopsis:       Mod-rewrite of cgi changes REQUEST_METHOD
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Nov 12 18:50:00 PST 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     terry@northgate.net
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.9
>Environment:
Solaris 7, GCC 
>Description:
I have a rewrite rule of 
RewriteRule     ^/scripts/(.*)  http://www2.northgate.net/cgi-bin/$1.exe [T=application/x-httpd-cgi,L]

the rewrite causes a normal POST turn into a GET, hence the cgi 
info is lost.

The same thing appears to happen for a simple version of the above
using Redirect.
 
see problem report 4247, I beleive this to be the same problem..
>How-To-Repeat:
set up two web servers, one has the POST form on it the other
has the cgi programs. redirect the local cgi directory using
mod_rewrite to the second web server (the one with the cgi scripts)	
>Fix:
look for the request_method prior to the rewrit rule being applied
and try not to munge it.
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