custom 404 Error Doc returns 200 OK

When specifying a 404 error document in vBSEO cp, the header returned for 404 errors is 200 OK

This is far from ideal...

I even have header("HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found"); in my 404 php file... Is vBSEO over-riding this?

Hello Rob,

yes, the header should be sent from the included script and vBSEO doesn't prevent this. Make sure that header() is executed before the output starts.

Originally Posted by Oleg Ignatiuk

Hello Rob,

yes, the header should be sent from the included script and vBSEO doesn't prevent this. Make sure that header() is executed before the output starts.

..... it is, this is php file:-

Code:

<?php

// ####################### SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);

// #################### DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS #######################
define('NO_REGISTER_GLOBALS', 1);
define('THIS_SCRIPT', '404.php'); /
header("HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found");
// ################### PRE-CACHE TEMPLATES AND DATA ######################
// get special phrase groups
$phrasegroups = array(

);

// get special data templates from the datastore
$specialtemplates = array(

);

// pre-cache templates used by all actions
$globaltemplates = array(
    '404_error',
);

// pre-cache templates used by specific actions
$actiontemplates = array(

);

// ######################### REQUIRE BACK-END ############################
require_once('./global.php');

// #######################################################################
// ######################## START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// #######################################################################

    $domain = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];

    $navbits = array();
    $navbits[$parent] = 'Error 404 - Not Found';
    $navbits = construct_navbits($navbits);
    eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";');
    eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('404_error') . '");');
?>

Yet it's still returning 200 OK

This script returns 404 in my case, may be it's related to vBulletin? Please try a simple case like:

PHP Code:

<?php
           Header ("HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found");
        echo 'Error 404 - Not Found';
?>

fixed....

I put the header after the global.php include and now works properly.... thanks.

Great!