send default apache 404 error from php

How can I trigger the default Apache 404 error from PHP? I don't want
to specify a custom handler, I want the default handler. The reason is
that I am using mod_rewrite with Apache for my site. If certain a
certain page is requested that is not published, then I want to send
the apache default 404 error page. Currently, I am doing this to
return a custom error.

if($pageNotPublished) {
header("HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found");
// How do I send the default apache 404 message
// instead of the message below?
print("<html><body>HTTP 404 - Not Found</body></html>");
exit();
}

The default 404 error page has more details, and I would rather not
recreate it.

humbads@gmail.com wrote:
<snip>[color=blue]
> if($pageNotPublished) {
> header("HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found");
> // How do I send the default apache 404 message
> // instead of the message below?
> print("<html><body>HTTP 404 - Not Found</body></html>");[/color]

Hmm..What about readfile() here?

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> if($pageNotPublished) {[color=blue]
> header("HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found");
> // How do I send the default apache 404 message
> // instead of the message below?
> print("<html><body>HTTP 404 - Not Found</body></html>");[/color]
[color=blue]
> Hmm..What about readfile() here?[/color]

Thanks for your reply. readfile won't work because the 404 message
contains dynamic information like the requested URL. It looks like
this:

Not Found
The requested URL /alkdf was not found on this server.
Apache/1.3.33 Server at mywebsite.com Port 80

Of course, I could recreate it using PHP functions, but for
consistency, I'd rather have PHP pass through to Apache's default 404
error handler. I think this is a tough question, any experts want to
take it? In the meantime, I'll cross post my question in the Apache ng.

One quick glance of an experienced eye allowed to understand the blurred
and almost unreadable humbads@gmail.com's handwriting:
[color=blue][color=green]
>> if($pageNotPublished) {
>> header("HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found");
>> // How do I send the default apache 404 message
>> // instead of the message below?
>> print("<html><body>HTTP 404 - Not Found</body></html>");[/color]
>[color=green]
>> Hmm..What about readfile() here?[/color]
>
> Thanks for your reply. readfile won't work because the 404 message
> contains dynamic information like the requested URL. It looks like
> this:
>
> Not Found
> The requested URL /alkdf was not found on this server.
> Apache/1.3.33 Server at mywebsite.com Port 80
>
> Of course, I could recreate it using PHP functions, but for
> consistency, I'd rather have PHP pass through to Apache's default 404
> error handler. I think this is a tough question, any experts want to
> take it? In the meantime, I'll cross post my question in the Apache
> ng.[/color]

What about $err404=readfile('some/non-existant.file');
str_replace('some/non-existant.file', 'your_file', $err404);?
:)

Cheers
Mike

One quick glance of an experienced eye allowed to understand the blurred
and almost unreadable Micha³ Wo¼niak's handwriting:
[color=blue]
> One quick glance of an experienced eye allowed to understand the
> blurred and almost unreadable humbads@gmail.com's handwriting:
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> if($pageNotPublished) {
>>> header("HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found");
>>> // How do I send the default apache 404 message
>>> // instead of the message below?
>>> print("<html><body>HTTP 404 - Not Found</body></html>");[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>>> Hmm..What about readfile() here?[/color]
>>
>> Thanks for your reply. readfile won't work because the 404 message
>> contains dynamic information like the requested URL. It looks like
>> this:
>>
>> Not Found
>> The requested URL /alkdf was not found on this server.
>> Apache/1.3.33 Server at mywebsite.com Port 80
>>
>> Of course, I could recreate it using PHP functions, but for
>> consistency, I'd rather have PHP pass through to Apache's default 404
>> error handler. I think this is a tough question, any experts want to
>> take it? In the meantime, I'll cross post my question in the Apache
>> ng.[/color]
>
> What about $err404=readfile('some/non-existant.file');
> str_replace('some/non-existant.file', 'your_file', $err404);?
> :)
>
> Cheers
> Mike[/color]

Ooops, sorry, readfile reads the file into the buffer... My mistake.

Cheers
Mike

humbads@gmail.com wrote:[color=blue][color=green]
> > if($pageNotPublished) {
> > header("HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found");
> > // How do I send the default apache 404 message
> > // instead of the message below?
> > print("<html><body>HTTP 404 - Not Found</body></html>");[/color]
>[color=green]
> > Hmm..What about readfile() here?[/color]
>
> Thanks for your reply. readfile won't work because the 404 message
> contains dynamic information like the requested URL. It looks like
> this:
>
> Not Found
> The requested URL /alkdf was not found on this server.
> Apache/1.3.33 Server at mywebsite.com Port 80
>
> Of course, I could recreate it using PHP functions, but for
> consistency, I'd rather have PHP pass through to Apache's default 404
> error handler. I think this is a tough question, any experts want to
> take it?[/color]

I think, Chung Leong can answer your question--he was hacking Apache
for sometime ago.
[color=blue]
> In the meantime, I'll cross post my question in the Apache ng.[/color]

Yes, that might help.

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