Custom Error Pages
Discover more about web site error pages, precisely when they show up and why should you make use of customized error pages.
If a certain page on an Internet site doesn't load for some reason or if a link is not functioning, the visitor will see an error page with some generic message. The page will have nothing in common with the rest of the site, which can make the visitor leave the site. A possible solution in this case is a feature made available from some website hosting companies - the ability to set your own customized error pages that shall have the exact same layout as your Internet site and that could contain any images or text you want based on the particular error. There are four common errors that could take place and they involve these so-called HTTP status codes - 400, when your web browser sends a bad request to the hosting server and it can't be processed; 401, if you're supposed to log in to see some web page, but you have not done this yet; 403, if you do not have a permission to see a certain page; and 404, in case a link that you've clicked leads to a file which does not exist. In all of these situations, visitors shall be able to see your customized content rather than a generic error page.
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Custom Error Pages in Hosting
You'll be able to set up personalized error pages for each of your sites effortlessly when you use any of our
hosting. This could be done using the Hosted Domains part of the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all accounts and once you go there, you can set your customized pages independently for any domain or subdomain. You should upload the files to your account beforehand and input the links to them through the process. This feature could be de-activated at any time and the options you shall be able to to pick from are a standard page from our system or a default Apache server page. Custom made error pages can be set with an .htaccess file as well. The file should be put into the domain or subdomain folder and it must contain some system code and links to the pages. If you are not tech-savvy, you may copy the entire content needed for the file from our Help section.
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Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Servers
Including your personal pages for each of the 4 error types to any website hosted inside a
semi-dedicated server account with us shall be very uncomplicated and will not take more than a couple of clicks. Once you upload the files in your account, you can check out the Hosted Domains section of your Hepsia CP and edit any of the domains and subdomains listed there via an intuitive interface with drop-down navigation. You can choose what page should appear for every error type. Your options are a standard Apache server page or a page from our system, and tailor-made pages. In case you choose the abovementioned option, you need to type the link to every single page inside your account, then save the change. The link or the kind of page that will be displayed in case a user encounters an error can be changed anytime. If you're more experienced, you can use an .htaccess file to set tailor-made error pages too, rather than using our integrated generator instrument, and in case you pick this option, the file must be located inside the root directory of a specific domain or subdomain.