The page is not redirecting properly

From MozillaZine Knowledge Base

When a webpage redirects you in an endless loop, Firefox will display an error with the message, The page isn't redirecting properly. Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.

This article describes a few things that you can do to stop these errors.

1 Check for bad bookmarks
2 Turn cookies on
3 Clear cookies
4 Enable referrer information
5 Website problem
6 See also
7 External links

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Check for bad bookmarks

If the problem is occurring on only selected web sites, you may be using bookmarks made from web pages that saved parameter information that no longer produces a viable page.

To fix bookmarks,

Firefox on Windows:

Right click the bookmark and select "Properties"

In the "Location" field, remove information from the right until the bookmark pulls up a web page that resolves cleanly (often getting rid of the alphanumeric gibberish at the end does the job)

Click Save

Firefox on Mac OS:

Click "Bookmarks -> Organize Bookmarks"

Locate the problem bookmark (often in "Bookmarks Menu")

Click it to select it.

In the "Location" field, remove information from the right until the bookmark pulls up a web page that resolves cleanly (often getting rid of the alphanumeric gibberish at the end does the job)

Choose another bookmark or close the Organize Bookmarks window with the red button.

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Turn cookies on

Firefox must be set to accept cookies from websites.

In Firefox:

Go to "Tools -> Options -> Privacy"
Make sure "Accept cookies from sites" is checked (see note below).
Make sure the site you're trying to access is not in the Exceptions list.

Note: In Firefox 3.5, if you do not see the "Accept cookies from sites" option in the Privacy panel, set the "Firefox will:" option to "Use custom settings for history".

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Clear cookies

You may have data in your cookies that the site doesn't expect. To clear this data:

In Firefox 2.0 and higher:

Go to "Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> Show Cookies..."

In the Cookies window, click "Remove All Cookies"

In Firefox 3.5:

Go to "Tools -> Options -> Privacy"

Click the "Show Cookies..." button (see note below)

In the Cookies window, click "Remove all Cookies"

Note: In Firefox 3.5, if you do not see a "Show Cookies..." button, set the "Firefox will:" option to "Use custom settings for history". Alternately, click the "Remove Individual Cookies" link (if present) to open the Cookies window.

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