HTTP 207 Multi-Status vs 506 Variant Also Negotiates
HTTP 207 (Multi-Status) is a 2xx Success response, while 506 (Variant Also Negotiates) is a 5xx Server Error response. 207 indicates that the response body contains status information for multiple resources, in situations where multiple status codes might be appropriate (WebDAV). In contrast, 506 means that the server has an internal configuration error: the chosen variant resource is configured to engage in content negotiation itself.
Beschreibung
The response body contains status information for multiple resources, in situations where multiple status codes might be appropriate (WebDAV).
Wann Sie es sehen
In WebDAV operations that affect multiple resources simultaneously.
Wie man es behebt
Parse the XML body to check the status of each individual resource.
Beschreibung
The server has an internal configuration error: the chosen variant resource is configured to engage in content negotiation itself.
Wann Sie es sehen
Rare. Indicates a misconfigured server-side content negotiation loop.
Wie man es behebt
Fix the server's content negotiation configuration.
Wesentliche Unterschiede
207 is a 2xx Success response, while 506 is a 5xx Server Error response.
HTTP 207: The response body contains status information for multiple resources, in situations where multiple status codes might be appropriate (WebDAV).
HTTP 506: The server has an internal configuration error: the chosen variant resource is configured to engage in content negotiation itself.
You encounter 207 when in WebDAV operations that affect multiple resources simultaneously.
You encounter 506 when rare. Indicates a misconfigured server-side content negotiation loop.
Wann welchen verwenden
For 207 (Multi-Status): Parse the XML body to check the status of each individual resource. For 506 (Variant Also Negotiates): Fix the server's content negotiation configuration.