If a specific page on a website doesn't load for some reason or if a link is not functioning, the visitor will see an error page with some generic message. The page shall have nothing in common with the rest of the site, which can make the visitor leave the website. A solution in cases like this is a feature made available from some web hosting companies - the ability to set your own customized error pages which will have the exact same layout as your website and that may contain any text or images you want depending on the particular error. There are four standard errors that can occur and they involve these so-called HTTP status codes - 400, when your browser sends a bad request to the web server and it cannot be processed; 401, if you're 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 particular page; and 404, when a link that you've clicked leads to a file that doesn't exist. In any of these cases, visitors will be able to see your custom content instead of a generic error page.
Custom Error Pages in Cloud Web Hosting
You'll be able to set up customized error pages for all of your Internet sites without difficulty if you use any of our Linux cloud web hosting. This can be done using the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with all accounts as soon as you go there, you could set your custom pages independently for any domain or subdomain. You should upload the files to your account in advance and enter the links to them through the process. This feature may be de-activated whenever you want and the options you'll be able to pick from are a generic page from our system or a default Apache server page. Custom made error pages could be set with an .htaccess file too. The file should be put in the domain or subdomain folder and it must incorporate some system code and links to the pages. If you're not tech-savvy, you can copy the entire content you'll need for the file from our Help section.
Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Hosting
When you host your sites in a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you'll be able to set personalized error pages for any of them with ease through our in-house made Hepsia hosting CP. With just several mouse clicks inside the Hosted Domains section, you are able to modify the default setting from a system page to a custom one for any of the 4 error types. All you have to do is provide a link to every single file which you have uploaded before that and then save the change. If needed, you will be able to revert this change anytime and in exactly the same way. If you wish, you could use an .htaccess file as well. It has to be created/uploaded in the domain or subdomain folder associated with the site whose error pages you intend to modify and the content for this kind of file can be found in our Help article for this matter.