Php – Modify the HTTP status code after PHP has finished generating a response

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Does anyone know if it's possible to configure apache to modify the HTTP status code of a response after it has been generated?

Basically, I have a script running under multiple host names that redirects users to a dynamically determined location using a 302 status code, which is generated by the script itself (i.e. a PHP script which sets a 'Location' header). What I want to do is change the status code from 302 to 301 for just one of the host names, while keeping the rest using 302, and I want to do it at the server configuration level so that the script need not be modified.

I've had a look around the apache manual and found mod_headers, but it doesn't seem to be able to modify the status code of a response, only the headers that follow it. Can anyone tell me if there is there a way to do this, or am I stuck with my only option being to modify the script?

Best Answer

You can use mod_rewrite to accomplish this, i.e with the following example:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} site2.com
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/site2.com
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ site2.com/$1 [R=301,L]

Placing an .htaccess under the hostname you want to redirect will make this work. You can also modify your vhost configuration as well. Don't forget RewriteEngine On if not set already.

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RFC doesn't specify any referrer-specific behavior in status 301 definition, nor 301-specific behavior in Referer header definition. Thus, I have to say that although this referrer-preserving behavior is logical, it is not defined in RFC and thus you can never be sure.

In short i don't belive you will be able to acomplish this with either redirect or mod_rewrite.

Your best bet would be to make a simple php code to redirect the user which will maintain the HTTP_REFERER.

Put a file named index.php on your domain root with the bellow content:

<?php
   header( 'Location: http://www.oursite.com/' ) ;
?>

Make a .htaccess and put it in your domain root directory with the bellow content:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/index.php$
RewriteRule . index.php

The .htaccess file will take care that anything typed to reach your domain will hit the index.php and the index.php will take care for redirecting to the site it needs to hit.

301 Redirects in Apache – How to Preserve the Referrer

You can do 2 things in your apache VirtualHost config:

Redirect 301 / http://www.askdavetaylor.com/
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^/(.*) http://www.askdavetaylor.com/$1 [L,R=301]

But i think when you have to many rewrites you should write the rewrites to a .htaccess file.

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