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@@ -410,8 +410,17 @@ available in 2.4.10 and later</compatibility>
<dt><code>setifempty</code></dt>
<dd>The request header is set, but only if there is no previous header
- with this name.<br />
- Available in 2.4.7 and later.</dd>
+ with this name.
+ <note>
+ The Content-Type header is a special use case since there might be
+ the chance that its value have been determined but the header is not part
+ of the response when <code>setifempty</code> is evaluated.
+ It is safer to use <code>set</code> for this use case like in the
+ following example:
+ <highlight language="config">
+ Header set Content-Type "text/plain" "expr=-z %{CONTENT_TYPE}"
+ </highlight>
+ </note></dd>
<dt><code>unset</code></dt>
<dd>The response header of this name is removed, if it exists.