Questions tagged [http-response]
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Any technical reason not to use my own HTTP response code TEXT if I develop both server & Client?
Over the years, I have seen quite a few questions on this site along the lines of "can I invent my own HTTP response codes"? Generally asked by those who are developing both the server and client. The responses tend to go towards sticking with…
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HTTP status 500 for missing file
By default, the HTTP response code for "file not found" has always been 404. I never really thought about it until recently someone was saying that if the missing file is part of an application then the response should be 500 (internal server error)…
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