PHP header() does not redirect with status code

Question

I have a code

<?php
header('Location: http://mydomain/404', true, 404);
exit;
?>

which does nothing. Outputs with a white screen and I can watch 404 response status, but no redirect. Ubuntu 12.04 / PHP 5.3

Same problem on server with Debian Squeeze / PHP 5.3

What I do wrong?

Update.

It is a part of function that takes status and path. I need a redirect to a specified page with a specified status code. Not direct display 404 page.

Does this url exist for your domain http://mydomain/404

Hanky Panky
– Hanky Panky

2013-04-25 06:12:01 +00:00
Commented Apr 25, 2013 at 6:12 — Hanky Panky
– Hanky Panky, Commented Apr 25, 2013 at 6:12
Sure, it is a page handled by Apache Rewrite.

Miraage
– Miraage

2013-04-25 06:13:35 +00:00
Commented Apr 25, 2013 at 6:13 — Miraage
– Miraage, Commented Apr 25, 2013 at 6:13

Brent · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-25 06:11:41Z

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You can't have a Location redirect for a 404. The correct behavior would be to include the 404 page in the result with a 404 header.

<?
header( $_SERVER['SERVER_PROTOCOL']." 404 Not Found", true, 404 );
include('404.php');
?>

That is unless the 404 page is on another domain. In which case you can simply use a Location redirect without the 404 like Apache does by default when it can't find your error document.

answered Apr 25, 2013 at 6:11

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Miraage Over a year ago

Seems that I understood problem.

deceze · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-25 06:14:31Z

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It's either a 404 Not Found or a 302 Redirect, it can't be both at the same time. If you want to signal This Page Does Not Exist, use a 404. If you want to redirect the user, use a 302.

answered Apr 25, 2013 at 6:14

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Miraage Over a year ago

You mean I can not do redirect using Location header with status != 301/302?

deceze Over a year ago

Exactly! The status codes have a specific meaning for what the client should do. 3xx codes are redirects, 4xx codes are errors.

Sumit Bijvani · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-25 06:13:57Z

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Do this via .htaccess

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
ErrorDocument 404 /404.html
</IfModule>

answered Apr 25, 2013 at 6:13

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