When a page on your website doesn't load, an error message will be displayed to the visitor. Because there are different errors, there are different pages that'll appear, but what is common for all of them is that they are generic and probably will have practically nothing in common with the layout of your website, which may be irritating for any site visitor. This is the main reason why web hosting providers have introduced a feature called Custom Error Pages. For a range of different errors, visitors shall see your custom content, which could be informative or funny, depending on your personal preference, and which shall match the overall design and style of your site, so the pages shall not appear as if they are not part of your site at all. You can use this option for many errors - 400 (Bad request), 401 (Unauthorized), 403 (Forbidden) and 404 (File not Found).

Custom Error Pages in Hosting

You will be able to set up custom error pages for each of your domains or subdomains. The function is supported by all hosting plans which we offer, so when you log in to the Hepsia Control Panel and navigate to the Hosted Domains section, you can easily click on the Edit button for a domain/subdomain and in the pop-up that"ll appear, you can choose the sort of error page which should appear - a default one from our system, a standard Apache server page or a personalized one. For the last mentioned alternative, you'll have to assign the URL to the page, so when you use custom made pages, you must upload the files in your 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 seen in our Knowledge Base, so that you can use this function even if you don't have any previous experience.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Servers

Including your personal pages for any of the 4 error types to any website hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account with us will be very easy and shall not take more than a few mouse clicks. Once you upload the files to your account, you could go to the Hosted Domains section of your Hepsia Control Panel and edit each of the domains and subdomains listed there using an intuitive interface with drop-down navigation. You may select what page should appear for each and every error type. The options are a standard Apache web server page or a page from our system, and custom made pages. Should you pick the abovementioned option, you will need to type in the link to each and every page in your account, then save the change. The link or the type of page that shows up in case a user encounters an error can be modified whenever you want. If you are more experienced, you could use an .htaccess file to set in-house made error pages too, instead of using our integrated generator software instrument, and should you choose this option, the file must be positioned inside the root directory of a given domain or subdomain.