http headers for 404s

  • Resolved alastc

    (@alastc)


    18 years, 11 months ago

    When I get a 404 in a worpress (1.5) controlled page, WordPress gives the user the 404 template page, which is good, but it servers it as a 301 – moved permenetly.

    This means I can’t track 404s from the logs or with a auto-magical script (checkbot).

    Is there some php I can include in the 404 template that would send the correct http header?

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  • Thread Starter alastc

    (@alastc)

    17 years, 8 months ago

    This still seems to affect WordPress 2, and it makes it more difficult to regerster with Google.

    Any ideas on how to fix this?

    -Alastair

    Thread Starter alastc

    (@alastc)

    17 years, 8 months ago

    Adding this to the top of the 404 template seems to work:
    <?php header("HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found"); ?>

    Are there any problems with this approach?

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