WordPress's GET function is sending a content-length of 0

[noel]

Sending a content length of 0 with the GET request makes the request fail on some servers.

Sending a blank response of null or false works fine.

The included patch works well (and is necessary for Press This to function correctly under certain instances).

[noel]

http.php patch

[ryan]

[11932]

[jacobsantos]

A null value basically just removes that value from the array and doing so defeats the entire purpose of why it was put there in the first place.

The correct solution will be to test for POST if there isn't a body and set it. If there is a body, then set it.

The reason it was put there was become some servers require it to be there. So while it works for yours, it will not work for another server. A compromise or filter has to be made in order to ensure that it continues to work or allow for it to be made to work based on configurations.

[azaozz]

This only affects GET requests, perhaps the workaround is to always send something to the server when doing a GET, like a single white space, etc. Then Content-Length will be 1.

[azaozz]

Meant to say "always send something to the server when doing a POST" above.

Related bug in PEAR ​http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=14740 was fixed by setting Content-Length only for POST and PUT requests.

[jacobsantos]

Actual fix for POST and PUT

[jacobsantos]

New patch should correct fix problem.

[ryan]

(In [11937]) Fix content length setup. Props jacobsantos. fixes #10783