Custom Error Pages

Learn more about web site error pages, when they pop up and why you should utilize customized error pages.

If a certain page on a site does not load for some reason or if a link is broken, the site visitor will see an error page with some generic message. The page shall have nothing in common with the rest of the Internet site, that could make the visitor leave your Internet site. A potential solution in such a case is a function made available from some website hosting service providers - the option to set up your own custom-made error pages that shall have identical style and design as your site and which can contain any text or images you want based on the particular error. There are 4 standard errors which can take place and they involve the following so-called HTTP status codes - 400, when your world-wide web browser sends a bad request to the web server and it can't be processed; 401, in case you are supposed to log in to see a web page, but you have not done this yet; 403, if you don't have an authorization to see a specific page; and 404, if a link which you have clicked leads to a file which does not exist. In any of these situations, site visitors shall be able to see your customized content as opposed to a generic error page.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All of the semi-dedicated hosting which we supply support personalized error pages and it will not take more than a couple of clicks inside your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel to use this function. The option is available in the Hosted Domains section of your Control Panel where you'll need to type in the links to the custom-made files using basic drop-down menus and a time and effort saving interface. Keep in mind, you must upload them inside your account before that. In case you do not want to use this function at some point, you could disable it just as easily and pick an Apache server page or a default page from our system to be shown if your visitors encounter an error. If you'd prefer, you could also use an .htaccess file to activate the custom made error pages. The file has to include a specific line of code plus a link for each and every error type and you can find an example of the whole content for all four error types in our Help section.