When a page on your Internet site doesn't load, an error message will be shown to the website visitor. As there are different errors, there are different pages which will display, but what is typical for all of them is that they are generic and most likely will have practically nothing that resembles the design of your website, which can be frustrating for any visitor. That is the primary reason why website hosting providers have introduced a function known as Custom Error Pages. For a wide variety of different errors, website visitors will see your custom made content, which could be informative or witty, depending on your personal preference, and that will match the style and design of your site, so the pages shall not look like they aren't part of your website at all. You could use this option for a variety of errors - 400 (Bad request), 401 (Unauthorized), 403 (Forbidden) and 404 (File not Found).
Custom Error Pages in Website Hosting
You can set up customized error pages for any of your sites effortlessly when you use any of our website hosting. This can be done via the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia CP, provided with all accounts as soon as you go there, you can set your customized pages independently for any domain or subdomain. You should upload the files to your account ahead of time and enter the links to them during the process. This feature could be de-activated anytime and the options you will be able to pick from are a standard page from our system or a default Apache server page. Customized error pages could be set with an .htaccess file as well. The file should be put in the domain or subdomain folder and it should include some system code and links to the pages. If you aren't tech-savvy, you could copy the whole content you'll need for the file from our Help section.
Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Servers
Including your own pages for any of the 4 error types to any web site hosted through a semi-dedicated server account with us will be really simple and shall not take more than a couple of clicks. As soon as you upload the files to your account, you could check out the Hosted Domains section of your Hepsia Control Panel and edit the domains and subdomains listed there via an intuitive interface with drop-down navigation. You can pick what page should appear for each error type. The choices are a standard Apache web server page or a page from our system, and custom made pages. Should you pick the abovementioned option, you need to type the link to every single page inside your account, then save the change. The link or the type of page which will be displayed if a user encounters an error can be modified at any time. In case you’re more experienced, you can use an .htaccess file in order to set in-house developed error pages as well, as opposed to using our integrated generator software instrument, and should you pick this option, the file has to be placed inside the root directory of a particular domain or subdomain.