Sending headers in beforeFilter of Controller in CakePHP 2

Question

I have myController which is extended from AppController.
Inside myController::beforeFilter I put this line:

header('HTTP/1.0 401 Unauthorized', true, 401);

But I can't see this data inside response headers.
I don't have any whitespace inside this class neither in AppController.
Where should I look or how can I debug this issue?
Thank you

Hoff · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-06 02:38:37Z

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Instead of using PHP's header function, you'll want to use Cake's:

In AppController::beforeFilter:

$this->header('HTTP/1.0 401 Unauthorized');

Using Cake's built in header function queues the headers and sends them all at once when it's ready. I think your problem is likely because you're outputting a header at the wrong time.

answered Sep 6, 2012 at 2:38

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trante Over a year ago

Also I should mention that sending headers from controller file is deprecated, it should be sent from view file.

Hoff Over a year ago

I can't seem to find where it says this method is deprecated - can you provide a link?

trante Over a year ago

You can check this: api20.cakephp.org/file/Cake/Controller/…

Hoff Over a year ago

Isn't it only the wrapper function that is deprecated? CakeResponse::header is still what you should use (also I don't see anything about putting this in the view).

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