Malformed header from script. Bad header=HTTP/1.1 302 Found
cgi, http
Solution
The `HTTP` line is standard HTTP, but not standard CGI.
Under CGI, the script uses a `Status` header to communicate the status back to the web server, and the web server constructs the `HTTP` response line from that status code.
Why `cgicc` is constructing the `HTTP` line I don't know - is it possible that you're not supposed to use that particular class in that context? Perhaps that class is only for use with `nph` scripts? The documentation does kind of imply that - after describing the set of standard response classes, it says:
cgicc::HTTPResponseHeader is a more powerful, generic HTTP header class used to construct a full HTTP response.
The implication is that it's unusual to use that in a normal CGI script.
Problem
I have a C++ program acting as a CGI script, and I am currently using Cgicc to do some of the parsing and formatting for me (though it will probably be replaced at some point). When constructing my response, I use `cgicc::HttpResponseHeader`, which will create me something like ``` HTTP/1.1 302 Found Location: www.bla.com ``` This looks pretty standard to me. However, the Webserver chokes on that, giving me a ``` <...> malformed header from script. Bad header=HTTP/1.1 302 Found: script.cgi ``` I found out how to fix this: - Remove the `HTTP/...` line - Add instead a line `Status: 302 Found` And in fact, that is exactly what `cgicc::HttpRedirectHeader` does. I have now two questions: - Is this line `HTTP/1.1 302 Found` not standard? - If it isn't, why is `cgicc::HttpResponseHeader` doing that? If it is, why does my webserver choke on it? Note I am not looking for ways to get around this, I know how to do that. I just want to understand whats going on. Cheers Ole