How to set a 204 error resonse.

[MartinWeb]

I have read that to make a form update a database but stay on the same page, you can use a 204 error. How do I set one?
Thanks in advance.

[phranque]

your http 204 No Content [w3.org] response should contain the http header(s) but no html document.

using a perl script for example, your complete http response could be generated with:

print "Status: 204 No Content\n\n";

[MartinWeb]

Can you please explain a bit more? I never have used pearl, I mainly use PHP, MySQL, JS, HTML, and CSS. Thanks.

[phranque]

i'm pretty sure the exact same syntax will work for php.

[MartinWeb]

It doesn't look like it. When I tried that code, it visibly printed "Status: 204 No Content", and stayed on the page.

[phranque]

try sending a raw HTTP header [php.net].

[MartinWeb]

It works, thank you so much!