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How to get around CORS error on a 307 redirect

I'm using a 307 redirect mod_rewrite rule in my .htaccess to redirect all /api/... requests to an apiHandler.php, and I'm having trouble with CORS.

My .htaccess

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^api/(.*)$ /apiHandler.php [NC,R=307]

My apiHandler.php

<?php

header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin: http://localhost:4200");
header("Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true");
header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Content-Type");
header("Content-Type: application/json");

...

?>

Whenever I make an api request in my front-end, I get a CORS error,

"...has been blocked by CORS policy: No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin` header is present on the request resource."

cors issue

yet I specifically have that header in my apiHandler.php, so I don't know what the issue is.

After doing a little bit of research, I've heard that the redirecting URL must also include an Access-Control-Allow-Origin header, or else the browser will stop right there with its attempted cross-domain request. But I've already tried also adding those headers to my .htaccess with no luck.

Any ideas?

Solution

  • Thank you @sideshowbarker! The solution to my problem was removing the headers from my apiHandler.php and adding them to my .htaccess.

    Header always set Access-Control-Allow-Origin "http://localhost:4200"
Header always set Access-Control-Allow-Credentials "true"
Header always set Access-Control-Allow-Headers "Content-Type"
Header always set Content-Type "application/json"

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^api/(.*)$ /apiHandler.php [NC,R=307]

    Notice the use of Header always set ... instead of Header set .... This post explains the difference between the two.