Re: Generating a 404 status message with header()

Eric Gorr wrote:

I've got an ErrorDocument directive defined in my htaccess file. If I, for example, enter into my browser: http://mydomain.com/doesnotexist.html the 404 directive is triggered and 404 document correctly comes up. I have another file (doesexist.php) with the contents: <?PHP header("HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found"); ?> If I enter into my browser: http://mydomain.com/doesexist.php I get a blank page. Apparently, this does not trigger the 404 directive. Should it? Is it possible to write a doesexists.php script which would cause the 404 directive to be triggered? I also tried: header("Status: 404 Not Found"); but this did not work either.

Are you looking in Apache's error logs to ensure that the 404 is not being triggered, or just based on what is displayed in your browser? -- John C. Nichel ÜberGeek KegWorks.com 716.856.9675 john@kegworks.com