# POST data and mod\_ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/post-data-and-mod-ruby/120792>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 20, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/post-data-and-mod-ruby/120792 "2007-11-20T17:46:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![miracleofmagick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@miracleofmagick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miracleofmagick)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/post-data-and-mod-ruby/120792/1 "2007-11-20T17:46:47Z")

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Can someone point me to how I can retrieve http POST data that is passed  
from Apache/mod\_ruby to my script? Everything I’ve found thusfar has  
been on the client side of things like submitting data TO a form instead  
of retrieving it from one. I’m sure the info is available but I haven’t  
managed to find it yet.

Thanks

Eric

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**Author:** ![miracleofmagick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@miracleofmagick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miracleofmagick)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/post-data-and-mod-ruby/120792/2 "2007-11-20T17:56:09Z")

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I think I finally found some info though it might be good to post it  
again.

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**Author:** ![miracleofmagick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@miracleofmagick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miracleofmagick)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 5:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/post-data-and-mod-ruby/120792/3 "2007-11-20T17:57:55Z")

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On Nov 20, 2007 5:45 PM, Eric H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Can someone point me to how I can retrieve http POST data that is passed  
> from Apache/mod\_ruby to my script? Everything I’ve found thusfar has  
> been on the client side of things like submitting data TO a form instead  
> of retrieving it from one. I’m sure the info is available but I haven’t  
> managed to find it yet.

Don’t know mod\_ruby, but CGIs read it from stdin.

J.