Re: [cpp-netlib-devel] [python] Getting HTTP Headers

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Hi Dean,
   I hope this response isn't too late.

>
> Does anybody know how I can get the HTTP Headers from the request that
> invokes the CGI script?
>

Try LiveHTTPHeaders. It's an add-on for Firefox that allows you to see the
headers that are sent by the server in response to a particular request.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3829

You can make a GET request directly by accessing
http://localhost:8000/cgi-bin/requestinfo.py?var=value and see the headers.
To make a POST request, create a simple HTML form

<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
    <form action="cgi-bin/requestinfo.py?arg=argument" method="POST">
        <input type="text" name="test" />
        <input type="hidden" name="hiddenparam" value="hiddenvalue" />
        <input type="submit" value="submit" />
    </form>
</body>
</html>

and save it in the test\server directory. Type in some text and press the
submit button. View the headers using LiveHTTPHeaders.

Divye

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