Each time a page on your Internet site doesn't load, an error message will be displayed to the website visitor. Because there are different errors, there are different pages which will display, but what's common for all of them is that they are generic and in all probability will have absolutely nothing that resembles the design of your website, which may be annoying for any visitor. That is the primary reason why website hosting providers have introduced a function called Custom Error Pages. For a variety of different errors, visitors shall see your custom content, which could be informative or witty, depending on your taste, and which shall match the overall style and design of your site, so the pages won't seem like they aren't part of your Internet site at all. You can use this option for a variety of errors - 400 (Bad request), 401 (Unauthorized), 403 (Forbidden) and 404 (File not Found).

Custom Error Pages in Shared Website Hosting

You'll be able to set up custom error pages for all of your domains or subdomains. The feature is supported by all shared website hosting package which we offer, so after you log in to your Hepsia CP and navigate to the Hosted Domains section, you may click on the Edit button for a domain/subdomain and in the pop-up that will show up, you could choose the sort of error page which 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 will need to assign the URL to the page, so when you use personalized pages, you must upload the files in your web hosting account first. One other way is to use an .htaccess file located in the domain or subdomain folder with a line for each and every error type. The correct syntax can be located in our Knowledge Base, to help you use this feature even if you do not have any previous experience.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Servers

Incorporating your pages for each of the four error types to any website hosted through a semi-dedicated server account with us shall be very simple and will not take more than a few clicks. After you upload the files inside your account, you can go to the Hosted Domains section of your Hepsia Control Panel and edit any of the domains and subdomains listed there using an intuitive interface with drop-down menus. You could select what page should show up for every single error type. Your choices are a default Apache server page or a page from our system, and customized pages. In case you choose the last option, you will need to input the link to every single page inside your account, then save the change. The link or the type of page which will appear if a user encounters an error can be changed anytime. If you are more experienced, you could use an .htaccess file to be able to set custom made error pages too, as opposed to using our integrated generator software instrument, and in case you select this option, the file must be located inside the root directory of a given domain or subdomain.