#36381 [NEW]: The term "header" is used incorrectly

From: david at acz dot org Operating system: Any PHP version: Irrelevant PHP Bug Type: Documentation problem Bug description: The term "header" is used incorrectly Description: ------------ The header, headers_list, headers_sent and possibly other functions use the term "header" incorrectly (although this is a very common mistake). See RFC 2616 sections 4.1 and 4.2 for the complete explanation. Essentially, an HTTP response consists of a status-line, message-header and message-body. The individual entities in the header are called "header fields", not "headers" as the documentation calls them. I realize this is a pedantic issue, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be fixed. The PHP manual is generally excellent. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=36381&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=trysnapshot51 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36381&r=mysqlcfg