If you have looked at many websites, you've probably stumbled upon some error message now and again. An error could occur in case the website hosting server cannot process a request (Error 400), if you need to log in to see some content and you have not done so (Error 401), if you aren't able to access a page (Error 403) or when a link leads to a file that isn't on the web server (Error 404). Receiving such messages can sometimes be aggravating since the pages have nothing in common with the actual site. That’s why some web hosting companies permit you to use your own error pages that'll match the style of your own Internet site and which may have any content that you'd like - info why the error has taken place, a suggestion how to handle it or even some funny remark. This kind of feature shall help you keep the visitor on the website regardless of the error and the reason for it.

Custom Error Pages in Cloud Web Hosting

If you get a cloud web hosting service from our company, you'll be able to set custom error pages for your Internet sites fast and easy, because this function is part of all of our plans. As soon as you've created the files and uploaded them to your hosting account, you can check out the Hosted Domains section of your Hepsia CP and click on the Edit button for the specific domain or subdomain. Inside the pop-up which will appear, you will see drop-down options menus for all four sorts of errors and for each of them you can select an Apache default page, a generic page from our system or a custom made page. In case you pick the 3rd option, you should only enter the URL to the file that you've uploaded then save the change. One other way to set customized error pages is to set up an .htaccess file inside the domain or subdomain folder and to include several lines of program code in it. If you do not have prior experience or if you're just not sure how to do that, you can just copy/paste the code from our Knowledge Base article on that matter.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated servers support custom error pages, so you'll be able to use this function for every single domain or subdomain hosted inside your account. All it will take to do that is to navigate to the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia CP, to click on the Edit button related to the particular domain/subdomain and to type in the link to the custom-made file. You are able to do this independently for every error type. You will be able to switch back to a default error page whenever you want if necessary and the change shall take effect at once. Another way to get the same exact result is to set an .htaccess file inside the domain or subdomain folder associated with the web site that you'd like to change and to type in a couple of lines of code inside it. If you want to try this method, you may copy and paste the required code from our Knowledge Base article on custom error pages, thus you'll not need any computer programming skills or previous experience.