[doc-en] master: Correct the documented default of the http follow_location option (#5845)

Author: Louis-Arnaud (lacatoire) Committer: GitHub (web-flow) Pusher: lacatoire Date: 2026-09-08T16:26:56+02:00 Commit: https://github.com/php/doc-en/commit/313c83d7c99b46b5d05fdf67e7346719412f522a Raw diff: https://github.com/php/doc-en/commit/313c83d7c99b46b5d05fdf67e7346719412f522a.diff Correct the documented default of the http follow_location option (#5845) Not setting the option and setting it to 1 are not equivalent. When it is absent, redirects are only followed for the 300, 301, 302, 303, 307 and 308 response codes; when it is set, any response carrying a Location header is followed regardless of its response code. Changed paths: M language/context/http.xml Diff: diff --git a/language/context/http.xml b/language/context/http.xml index 3693060cc0cb..706b6c09fbe0 100644 --- a/language/context/http.xml +++ b/language/context/http.xml @@ -128,9 +128,14 @@ Follow <literal>Location</literal> header redirects. Set to <literal>0</literal> to disable. </para> - <para> - Defaults to <literal>1</literal>. - </para> + <simpara> + When this option is not set, redirects are only followed for the + <literal>300</literal>, <literal>301</literal>, <literal>302</literal>, + <literal>303</literal>, <literal>307</literal> and <literal>308</literal> + response codes. Setting it to <literal>1</literal> is not equivalent: + any response carrying a <literal>Location</literal> header is then + followed, whatever its response code. + </simpara> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry xml:id="context.http.max-redirects">