If a particular page on an Internet site doesn't load for some reason or in case a link is broken, the visitor shall see an error page with some generic message. The page will have nothing in common with the rest of the Internet site, that can make the visitor leave your website. A solution in cases like this is a feature made available from some website hosting providers - the ability to set up your own custom error pages that shall have the exact same layout as your Internet site and that can contain any images or text that you'd like depending on the particular error. There are 4 common errors that can occur and they involve the following so-called HTTP status codes - 400, when your Internet browser sends a bad request to the server and it can't be processed; 401, if you're supposed to log in to see a webpage, but you haven't done so yet; 403, if you don't have a permission to see a certain page; and 404, in case a link that you have clicked leads to a file that doesn't exist. In all of these cases, visitors shall be able to see your custom made content as opposed to a generic error page.
Custom Error Pages in Shared Hosting
You can set up customized error pages for all of your Internet sites with ease if you use any of our Linux shared hosting. This could be done through the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel, offered with all accounts and once you go there, you could set your personalized pages independently for any domain or subdomain. You should upload the files to your account in advance and input the links to them during the process. This function may be de-activated at any time and the options you shall be able to to pick from are a conventional page from our system or a default Apache web server page. Customized error pages could be set with an .htaccess file as well. The file should be put into the domain or subdomain folder and it should contain some system code and links to the pages. If you are 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
All semi-dedicated packages which we supply support customized error pages and it shall not take more than several mouse clicks in your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel to use this function. The option is available in the Hosted Domains section of your Control Panel in which you will need to enter the links to the custom-made files using basic drop-down menus and an intuitive interface. Of course, you must upload them inside your account before that. In case you don't want to use this function at some point, you could disable it just as easily and select an Apache server page or a default page from our system to be displayed if your visitors encounter an error. If you prefer, you can also use an .htaccess file to enable the personalized error pages. The file should include a particular line of code plus a link for each and every error type and you can discover an example of the whole content for all four error types in our Help section.