Method and system for the redirection of client requests

A method and system for redirecting client requests includes a request handling program at the server. A client request is transmitted from a client via the request handling program to a primary application program. The primary application program generates a redirection instruction based on the client request and returns the redirection instruction to the request handling program. The request handling program, upon receiving the redirection instruction, forwards the client request to a secondary application program selected for serving the request. A response from the secondary application program is returned to the client via the request handling program. A communication session between the client and the primary application program may involve the use of internal resource locators and, for redirecting a client request, internal resource locators may be converted into external resource locators allowing the second application program to access a requested resource.