# RedirectBackError

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redirectbackerror/88872>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 15, 2007, 6:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redirectbackerror/88872 "2007-03-15T06:46:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![prabu82](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ecd19e/32.png) [@prabu82](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/prabu82)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 6:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redirectbackerror/88872/1 "2007-03-15T06:46:14Z")

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when i am doing functional testing it gives a error,

“RedirectBackError: No HTTP\_REFERER was set in the request to this  
action, so redirect\_to :back could not be call  
successfully. If this is a test, make sure to specify  
request.env[“HTTP\_REFERER”].”

what i have to do?  
any one can give the answer