Discuss new Handler that return Apache2::Const::OK even if the response Status Code was changed to avoid default error pages

[Keywan Ghadami]

Hello I like to share a new mod perl handler that allow a perl script
to change the http status code of the response but sends it's own content 
instead of the apache default errorpages

The problem is discribed here:
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/perl-modperl/200803.mbox/%3c3892494c-8883-420a-928d-65ff674d5...@mystrands.com%3e

I made a very little change in the subrotuine default_handler of 
ModPerl::Registry module
    #...
    my $rc = $self->run;
    return $rc;
    #...

instead of returning the "$self->{REQ}->status"

I will not suggest this as patch for ModPerl::Registry because it's not realy a 
bug in ModPerl::Registry
 module, it's just a decision of having the status handled by the apache web 
sever or within your perl script
But this Desision could be made automaticly if there is a way to check if the 
script printed out a http body already.

Any Ideas or Suggestions?



Best regads
Keywan Ghadami