As far as I understand, Response.Redirect("http://stackoverflow.com");
tells the browser to initiate a request to another URL.
One of the results of this is that the browser "remembers" the redirection, and allows pressing "back."
However, I have a website where Response.Redirect
disables the ability to press the browser's "Back" button, as if the browser had opened a new window. (Browsing history is not forgotten, unlike with Server.Transfer
.)
The redirection used to work properly in the past, so I suspect the problem has something to do with the IIS server (IIS7).
I apologize in advance if this question should be moved to ServerFault.com.
UPDATES:
Here is some code:
protected void btnClickMe_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// ...
// some server-side logic
// ...
Response.Redirect("NewPage.aspx?ProductID=" + idNum);
}
Regarding "disables the ability to press the browser's 'Back' button", what I meant is that the button cannot be pressed. Same as when you open a new window. The button is gray, and clicking it has absolutely no effect.
UPDATE 2:
This has been tested with IE6 and IE8.
The problem was NOT with the Response.Redirect();
.
When I was on OldPage.aspx, I entered a new URL in the address bar. Once the browser loaded the new site, it disabled the back-button.
Conclusion: There is something wrong with OldPage.aspx, not the redirection to NewPage.aspx.
I still don't know why THIS happens, but this is an entirely different question.