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Definition

drupal_access_denied()
drupal-4-7/includes/common.inc, line 313

Description

Generates a 403 error if the request is not allowed.

Code

<?php
function drupal_access_denied() {
  drupal_set_header('HTTP/1.0 403 Forbidden');
  watchdog('access denied', t('%page denied access.', array('%page' => theme('placeholder', $_GET['q']))), WATCHDOG_WARNING, l(t('view'), $_GET['q']));

  // Keep old path for reference
  if (!isset($_REQUEST['destination'])) {
    $_REQUEST['destination'] = $_GET['q'];
  }

  $path = drupal_get_normal_path(variable_get('site_403', ''));
  if ($path && $path != $_GET['q']) {
    menu_set_active_item($path);
    $return = menu_execute_active_handler();
  }
  else {
    // Redirect to a non-existent menu item to make possible tabs disappear.
    menu_set_active_item('');
  }

  if (empty($return)) {
    drupal_set_title(t('Access denied'));
    $return = t('You are not authorized to access this page.');
  }
  print theme('page', $return);
}
?>