#41342 [Csd->Opn]: PHP says syntax errors are 200 OK

ID: 41342 User updated by: defenestrator at gmail dot com Reported By: defenestrator at gmail dot com -Status: Closed +Status: Open Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: FreeBSD PHP Version: 5.2.2 New Comment: I need display_errors on in development environments, which is where the 200 OK response is causing the inconvenience for me in the first place. If I make an AJAX request to a PHP file that produces an error, then I can correct the error but any further requests to the same URL are pulled out of the browser cache, with no direct way to refresh it. Many workarounds exist but none should be necessary. There really isn't any benefit to *not* producing a 500 error here. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-11-06 17:54:34] jani@php.net Already happens, as long as display_errors = off. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-05-09 23:11:30] defenestrator at gmail dot com Description: ------------ When there is a syntax error in a PHP file, PHP sends back a 200 OK response without any caching headers. This results in browsers such as IE or Opera caching the resulting error, which can hinder debugging in some cases. For example, an XMLHttpRequest to a faulty script can't be easily force-refreshed from a browser. I'd prefer for PHP to produce a 500 error in this case. Alternatively, if you must produce a 200, then sending some headers to inhibit caching will solve the problem as well. Reproduce code: --------------- <?<?> Expected result: ---------------- HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error ... Content-Length: 144 Content-Type: text/html <br /> <b>Parse error</b>: syntax error, unexpected '<' ... Actual result: -------------- HTTP/1.1 200 OK ... Content-Length: 144 Content-Type: text/html <br /> <b>Parse error</b>: syntax error, unexpected '<' ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=41342&edit=1