Troubleshooting
Problem
Request to IBM HTTP Server fails with Response code 400.
Symptom
Response from the browser could be shown like this:
Bad Request
Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.
Size of a request header field exceeds server limit.
IBM HTTP Server Error.log shows the following message:
"request failed: error reading the headers"
[{"Product":{"code":"SSEQTJ","label":"IBM HTTP Server"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Component":"Base Server","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF035","label":"z\/OS"},{"code":"PF012","label":"IBM i"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"7.0","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]
Log InLog in to view more of this document
This document has the abstract of a technical article that is available to authorized users once you have logged on. Please use Log in button above to access the full document. After log in, if you do not have the right authorization for this document, there will be instructions on what to do next.
Was this topic helpful?
Document Information
More support for:
IBM HTTP Server
Software version:
7.0
Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, z/OS, IBM i, Solaris, Windows
Document number:
626135
Modified date:
07 September 2022
UID
swg21384722
Manage My Notification Subscriptions