# FW: php fastcgi

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/30147
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/30147
- Started by Dmitry Stogov on 2007-06-13T07:07:49+00:00
- Messages: 4
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## #30147 — Dmitry Stogov — 2007-06-13T07:07:49+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/30147#30147

Hi,

Current time most PHP instalations use setting 'display_error=0'.
This setting hides errors from user but may send to him just a blank page.

The proposed patch sends HTTP 500 response on errors instead of blank pages.
The pages that already wrote something are not affectd.

Any objections or additions?

Thanks. Dmitry.

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## #30148 — Richard Quadling — 2007-06-13T07:33:37+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/30147#30148 · In reply to: #30147

I think that's a good idea.

But wouldn't letting this be controlled in userland via
set_error_handler / set_exception_handler be just as good?



> Hi,
>
> Current time most PHP instalations use setting 'display_error=0'.
> This setting hides errors from user but may send to him just a blank page.
>
> The proposed patch sends HTTP 500 response on errors instead of blank pages.
> The pages that already wrote something are not affectd.
>
> Any objections or additions?
>
> Thanks. Dmitry.
>
>
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> 
> 
>


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## #30157 — Richard Lynch — 2007-06-13T16:16:50+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/30147#30157 · In reply to: #30147

> Current time most PHP instalations use setting 'display_error=0'.
> This setting hides errors from user but may send to him just a blank
> page.
>
> The proposed patch sends HTTP 500 response on errors instead of blank
> pages.
> The pages that already wrote something are not affectd.
>
> Any objections or additions?

This sounds perfectly reasonable...

But I suspect some users might prefer a 404 or a customizable response
of some type...

At the risk of incurring the wrath of list members, perhaps yet
another php.ini configuration switch could be considered?...

I wouldn't hold up the 500 patch for long with this kind of
discussion, but it's worth taking a few minutes to consider, I think.

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## #30326 — Alex Kiesel — 2007-06-23T17:55:20+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/30147#30326 · In reply to: #30147

Dmitry Stogov schrieb:
> Hi,
> 
> Current time most PHP instalations use setting 'display_error=0'.
> This setting hides errors from user but may send to him just a blank page.
> 
> The proposed patch sends HTTP 500 response on errors instead of blank pages.
> The pages that already wrote something are not affectd.
> 
> Any objections or additions?

Is there any change to change Apache(2)-Sapi dependent code, so that the 
HTTP status is propagated to the Apache process and an ErrorDocument 
will be triggered [1]?

Otherwise, the user still ends up with a blank page...

[1] http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread644678.html

Regards,
-Alex