Each time a page on your site doesn't load, an error message will be displayed to the site visitor. As there are different errors, there are different pages that'll display, but what's typical for all of them is that they're generic and most likely will have practically nothing that resembles the design of your website, which can be aggravating for any website visitor. That is the primary reason why web hosting companies have introduced a function referred to as Custom Error Pages. For a variety of different errors, visitors will see your unique content, which may be informative or witty, depending on your choice, and which shall match the overall layout of your website, so the pages won't look like they aren't part of your website at all. You could use this option for a number of errors - 400 (Bad request), 401 (Unauthorized), 403 (Forbidden) and 404 (File not Found).

Custom Error Pages in Shared Web Hosting

You can set up customized error pages for any of your sites easily when you use any of our Linux shared web hosting. This can be done through the Hosted Domains part of the Hepsia CP, provided with all accounts and once you go there, you'll be able to set your personalized pages independently for any domain or subdomain. You must upload the files to your account before you start and enter the links to them during the process. This function may be de-activated at any time and the options you'll be able to pick from are a conventional page from our system or a default Apache web server page. Custom error pages may be set with an .htaccess file as well. The file should be put into the domain or subdomain folder and it should incorporate some system code and links to the pages. If you aren't tech-savvy, you may copy the whole content needed for the file from our Help section.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Servers

All of our Linux semi-dedicated hosting plans support customized error pages, so you shall be able to employ this function for any domain or subdomain hosted inside your account. All it takes to do this is to go to the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel, to click the Edit button associated with the given domain/subdomain and then to input the link to the custom file. You can do this independently for each and every error type. You will be able to switch back to a generic error page anytime if required and the change will take effect immediately. An alternative way to get the same result is to place an .htaccess file inside the domain or subdomain folder related to the Internet site that you'd like to modify and to enter a couple of lines of code inside it. If you'd like to try this method, you may copy and paste the needed code from our Knowledge Base article on custom error pages, hence you'll not need any programming skills or previous experience.