When a page on your Internet site doesn't load, an error message will be displayed to the visitor. Since there are different errors, there are different pages that'll appear, but what's typical for all of them is that they are generic and almost certainly shall have absolutely nothing that is similar to the layout of your Internet site, which can be irritating for any site visitor. That is the reason why hosting companies have introduced a function referred to as Custom Error Pages. For a wide variety of different errors, website visitors will see your unique content, which can be informative or amusing, depending on your taste, and that will match the overall layout of your site, so the pages shall not seem like they are not part of your website at all. You may use this option for many errors - 400 (Bad request), 401 (Unauthorized), 403 (Forbidden) and 404 (File not Found).

Custom Error Pages in Shared Website Hosting

You can set up personalized error pages for all of your domains or subdomains. The function is supported by all shared website hosting plans that we offer, so once you log in to the Hepsia Control Panel and check out the Hosted Domains section, you can easily click on the Edit button for a domain/subdomain and in the pop-up which will show up, you can pick the kind of error page that should appear - a default one from our system, a standard Apache server page or a personalized one. For the last mentioned option, you have to specify the URL to the page, so when you use custom made pages, you must upload the files inside your web hosting account first. Another way is to use an .htaccess file positioned in the domain or subdomain folder with a line for each and every error type. The precise syntax can be found in our Knowledge Base, so that you can use this feature even if you do not have any previous experience.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Servers

All of the semi-dedicated servers which we offer support personalized error pages and it will not take more than a couple of clicks in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel to use this feature. The option is included in the Hosted Domains section of your CP in which you will have to input the links to the custom-made files through very simple drop-down menus and a time and effort saving interface. Needless to say, you have to upload them in your account before that. If you don't want to employ this function at some point, you can deactivate it just as fast and choose an Apache server page or a default page from our system to be viewable if your visitors encounter an error. If you'd like to, you may also use an .htaccess file to enable the custom made error pages. The file should contain a particular line of code as well as a link for each error type and you can discover an example of the whole content for all four error types in our Help section.