http error from php to apache error document?

[konsu]

hello,

does anyone know whether it is possible to make apache use its error document for a particular http error status such as 400 bad request sent from a "normal" php script? by normal i mean this page is not a part of any filter, etc.

currently, i just have

<?php
header('HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request');
exit;
?>

but this shown an empty page in the browser. i want to show the contents of the corresponding apache error document for this error status.

thanks in advance
konstantin

[bpat1434]

Remove the exit;

~Brett

[konsu]

why, how would it help? would you explain?

[bpat1434]

Because it could be causing PHP to stop before it sends the header. What PHP version are you using?

~Brett

[konsu]

well, i am using the latest php version. whatever it is. the header is sent correctly. the problem that i am trying to solve is how to get apache process its ErrorDocument directive once again when my php script returns an error status code and make apache serve its error document corresponding to the returned status code.