php man page for http_response_code

HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE(3)							 1						     HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE(3)

http_response_code - Get or Set the HTTP response code

SYNOPSIS
       int http_response_code ([int  $response_code])

DESCRIPTION
	If you pass no parameters then http_response_code will get the current status code. If you pass a parameter it will set the response code.

PARAMETERS
	      o $response_code
		- The optional $response_code will set the response code.

	      <?php
	      http_response_code(404);
	      ?>

RETURN VALUES
	The current response code. By default the return value is int(200).

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      Examples using http_response_code(3)

	      <?php

	      // Get the current default response code
	      var_dump(http_response_code()); // int(200)

	      // Set our response code
	      http_response_code(404);

	      // Get our new response code
	      var_dump(http_response_code()); // int(404)
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

SEE ALSO
       header(3), headers_list(3).

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