[TYPO3-english] Custom 404 with 404 header and CoolURI?

[Christopher Torgalson]

Hi,

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 3:02 PM, Axel Joensson <a.joensson at web.de> wrote:
> Christopher Torgalson <bedlamhotel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Axel Joensson <a.joensson at web.de> wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > is it possible to set up a custom "error 404" page with CoolURI
>> > installed, that does send a correct 404 header instead of 302 or
>> > something like that?
>> >
>> > Does disabling CoolURI for that page and defining it in the Inatall Tool
>> > do the job?
>> >
>> > Or is there any other valid way to send a correct 404 header with a
>> > custom page, showing e.g. the regular site menu, with CoolURI working on
>> > the rest of the site?
>>
>>
>> There is no possible reason for a 404 page to need a custom URL since
>> it is *never* accessed via it's own URL (what would be the point?)
>>
>
> I didn't ask for a custom *URL*, but for a custom page (which was meant
> to describe its appearance, not its URL).
>
>> You can use a TYPO3 page as a 404 page (including correct 404 header)
>> like this:
>>
>> * Create a page and note its id
>> * In the install tool or in localconf.php directly, set
>> [pageNotFound_handling_statheader] to HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found (this is
>> the default I think)
>> * In the install tool or in localconf.php, set [pageNotFound_handling]
>> to /index.php?id=123 (replace '123' with the id of your page of
>> course...)
>>
>> Note that there are several other configuration options for
>> [pageNotFound_handling] that you can read about in the install tool.
>
> I know that. You ignored the crucial condition mentioned in my post:
> *With CoolURI installed and working*
>
> All you said is fine, thx for that. But it does not work this way with
> URIs rewritten by CoolURI.


Well, you'll need a CoolURI expert I suppose. But the above
configuration works correctly with RealURL.


-- 
Christopher Torgalson
http://www.typo3apprentice.com/