#40529 [Opn->Bgs]: invalid SimpleXMLElement forces HTTP 200 header

ID: 40529 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported By: PK at eBrain dot nl -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: SimpleXML related Operating System: Fedore Core 3 PHP Version: 5.2.1 New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to report a problem with PHP. Unfortunately you are not using a current version of PHP -- the problem might already be fixed. Please download a new PHP version from http://www.php.net/downloads.php If you are able to reproduce the bug with one of the latest versions of PHP, please change the PHP version on this bug report to the version you tested and change the status back to "Open". Again, thank you for your continued support of PHP. . Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-02-17 23:17:07] PK at eBrain dot nl Description: ------------ When SimpleXMLElement in run on something invalid or empty, the HTTP status code is forced to 200 and can not be influenced later on. Either this is a bug or expected behavior - in the last case, it should be: documented on http://nl2.php.net/simplexml/ + explained how to work around it. Note: my actual PHP version is: 5.0.4 Reproduce code: --------------- Note: php://input is empty (i.e. a direct request to the page). $PostXML = new SimpleXMLElement('php://input'); if (empty($PostXML)) { header('HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request'); } else { header('HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted'); } Expected result: ---------------- HTTP Status Code: HTTP/1.1 400 Actual result: -------------- HTTP Status Code: HTTP/1.1 200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=40529&edit=1