When a page on your website doesn't load, an error message will be shown to the site visitor. Because there are different errors, there are different pages which will display, but what is standard for all of them is that they're generic and probably shall have absolutely nothing that resembles the design of your site, which could be annoying for any site visitor. That is the reason why web hosting companies have introduced a function referred to as Custom Error Pages. For a range of different errors, website visitors will see your custom made content, which could be informative or humorous, depending on your choice, and which shall match the design and style of your site, so the pages shall not seem like they're not part of your website at all. You may use this option for a variety of errors - 400 (Bad request), 401 (Unauthorized), 403 (Forbidden) and 404 (File not Found).

Custom Error Pages in Cloud Web Hosting

When you order a cloud web hosting from us, you will be able to set customized error pages for your Internet sites quickly and easily, as this feature is a part of all our plans. The moment you've created the files and uploaded them to your hosting account, you can go to the Hosted Domains section of your Hepsia CP and click on the Edit button for the particular domain or subdomain. In the pop-up which will be displayed, you'll see drop-down options menus for all four types of errors and for each one of them you could select an Apache default page, a generic page from our system or a custom made page. If you select the 3rd option, you should only enter the URL to the file that you've uploaded and save the change. Another way to set customized error pages is to create an .htaccess file in the domain or subdomain folder and to add a couple of lines of code in it. In case you don't have prior experience or if you're just unsure how to do that, you can simply copy and paste the code from our Knowledge Base article on that topic.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you host your sites in a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you may set personalized error pages for any of them with ease using our in-house created Hepsia hosting Control Panel. With a couple of mouse clicks in the Hosted Domains section, you'll be able to change the default setting from a system page to a tailor-made one for each of the 4 error types. All you must do is provide a link to every single file you have uploaded before that and then save the change. If needed, you will be able to revert this modification anytime and in exactly the same way. If you wish, you can use an .htaccess file too. It should be created/uploaded inside the domain or subdomain folder associated with the website whose error pages you would want to modify and the content for this kind of file can be found in our Help article on this matter.