Hi, Thanks heaps, I have got that working now. The status string seems to need to start with the return code (not the version) and need to use the return code,
r->status = 226; r->status_line = "226 IM Used"; return OK; Toby 2009/5/24 Sorin Manolache <sor...@gmail.com> > On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 11:53, Toby Collett > <tcollett+li...@plan9.net.nz<tcollett%2bli...@plan9.net.nz>> > wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am writing a proxy module that supports a custom extension to the > mostly > > unimplemented 'Delta coding' RFC. The original standard uses a 226 http > > status code for its responses to help deal with HTTP 1.0 web caches > > (although this does not completely solve the caching problem). > > > > To be compatible with the delta coding standard I need to be able to set > the > > 226 status code on my responses, but I have having trouble working out > how I > > would do this in the apache module framework. From what I understand this > > needs to be done during header parsing, as the headers are sent to the > > downstream server before the body is processed, but I have been unable to > > find the right mechanism to do this. > > You can do it in your handler without any problem. The output headers > are written out to the socket by ap_http_header_filter. The call to > this filter is triggered by passing the first bucket brigade down the > filter chain. This happens only when you start writing out your > response. All in all, you can set the status in the handler. > > It is very important to set r->status_line as well. Apache checks that > the return code appears in the status_line. If it doesn't, it gives > 500 internal server error. > > r->status = 226; > r->status_line = "HTTP/1.0 226 My custom message"; > return 226; > > If it doesn't work, try > > r->status = 226; > r->status_line = "HTTP/1.0 226 blabla"; > return OK; > > I do not remember exactly how a colleague of mine did it and I don't > have access to the sources today. I can have a look tomorrow. > > S > > > > > > > Regards, > > Toby Collett > > > > > > -- > A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > Q: Why is top-posting frowned upon? > A: Top-posting. > Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? > -- This email is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged and/or confidential information
