5398: Ensure error pages return correct HTTP status codes

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

5398	Composr alpha bug reports	General / Uncategorised	public	2023-08-26 10:11	2024-09-13 02:22

Reporter	PDStig	Assigned To	PDStig
Priority	normal	Severity	minor
Status	assigned	Resolution	open

Summary	5398: Ensure error pages return correct HTTP status codes
Description	Some pages are not returning appropriate HTTP codes. For example, directly going to index.php?page=join&type=step2 shows an error to the user that they must first agree to the rules etc. However, the status returned is 500 internal server error. It should not be a 500; as it is a client mistake, it should be a 400 error of some sort, such as 400 Bad Request. Make sure other pages don't give misleading status errors.
Additional Information	Important because status codes impact SEO. v10 does the same 500 error for index.php?page=join&type=step2
Tags	Roadmap: v11
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Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2023-08-26 10:11	PDStig	New Issue
2023-08-26 10:11	PDStig	Status	Not Assigned => Assigned
2023-08-26 10:11	PDStig	Assigned To	=> user4172
2023-08-26 10:12	PDStig	Additional Information Updated
2024-09-13 02:22	PDStig	Tag Attached: Roadmap: v11