Each time a page on your website doesn't load, an error message will be shown to the visitor. Because there are different errors, there are different pages that'll appear, but what is standard for all of them is that they're generic and in all probability will have practically nothing that resembles the design of your Internet site, which may be annoying for any visitor. That is the primary reason why website hosting providers have introduced a feature referred to as Custom Error Pages. For a number of different errors, site visitors will see your unique content, which may be informative or funny, based on your personal preference, and that will match the overall design and style of your Internet site, so the pages shall not look like they're not part of your site at all. You can use this option for a number of errors - 400 (Bad request), 401 (Unauthorized), 403 (Forbidden) and 404 (File not Found).

Custom Error Pages in Web Hosting

You shall be able to set up customized error pages for all of your domains or subdomains. The function is supported by all web hosting package which we provide, so after you log in to your Hepsia CP and navigate to the Hosted Domains section, you can click on the Edit button for a domain/subdomain and in the pop-up which will appear, you may choose the type of error page that should show up - a default one from our system, a typical Apache web server page or a customized one. For the last mentioned option, you need to specify the URL to the page, so when you use custom made pages, you need to upload the files in your Internet hosting account first. An alternative way is to use an .htaccess file placed in the domain or subdomain folder with a line for each error type. The precise syntax can be seen in our Knowledge Base, so you can use this feature even if you do not have any previous experience.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Adding your personal pages for each of the four error types to any site hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account with us shall be very uncomplicated and shall not take more than a few clicks. As soon as you upload the files to your account, you can navigate to the Hosted Domains section of your Hepsia CP and edit each of the domains and subdomains listed there using an intuitive interface with drop-down menus. You could pick what page should show up for each error type. Your options are a default Apache web server page or a page from our system, and personalized pages. If you select the aforementioned option, you have to enter the link to every single page inside your account, then save the change. The link or the type of page which will be shown if a user encounters an error can be modified whenever you want. If you are more experienced, you may use an .htaccess file in order to set in-house developed error pages as well, as opposed to using our integrated generator instrument, and should you select this option, the file must be positioned inside the root directory of a particular domain or subdomain.