How to die(); without NextGen Gallery annoying you with more output.

gistfile1.php

<?php
/**
 * Prevent stupid plugins from running shutdown scripts when we're obviously not outputting HTML.
 */
function really_die() {
	global $wp_filter;
	unset( $wp_filter['wp_footer'], $wp_filter['shutdown'] );
	$wp_filter['wp_footer'] = 1;
	die();
}