Re: Can output filter return page not found?

2007-12-16 Thread Marc M. Adkins
Thanks, good hint. I was thinking that myself overnight. Here's the basic scenario: I use the main request handler to generate XML. I have a framework that allows me to glue together various sub-handlers (from my framework, not Apache handlers) to add disparate data elements into the XML

Re: Can output filter return page not found?

2007-12-16 Thread deepfryed
Sounds like something I would *not* do. If you are going to return a 404, why not do it as soon as possible. Generating data only to return a 404 sounds like useless extra work unless you are caching the same data for future requests. On 12/17/07, Marc M. Adkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks,

Re: Can output filter return page not found?

2007-12-16 Thread Adam Prime
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds like something I would *not* do. If you are going to return a 404, why not do it as soon as possible. Generating data only to return a 404 sounds like useless extra work unless you are caching the same data for future requests. I agree, if you don't want to

Re: Can output filter return page not found?

2007-12-16 Thread Marc M. Adkins
I'm actually thinking the same thing. I've been looking for a configuration setting that will just notice that the file isn't there and 404, but I think the fact that there IS a response handler is causing Apache to skip the check for the existence of the file. Failing a simpler

Re: Can output filter return page not found?

2007-12-16 Thread Marc M. Adkins
Implemented Fixup handler and it works fine. Thanks all. Marc M. Adkins wrote: I'm actually thinking the same thing. I've been looking for a configuration setting that will just notice that the file isn't there and 404, but I think the fact that there IS a response handler is causing Apache