If you have checked out many Internet sites, you have probably come across some error message every now and then. An error may take place when the web hosting server can't process a request (Error 400), if you have to log in so as to see some content and you haven't done so (Error 401), if you aren't allowed to access a page (Error 403) or when a link leads to a file which isn't on the hosting server (Error 404). Encountering such messages could often be frustrating since the pages don't have anything in common with the actual website. That’s why some web hosting service providers allow you to use your own error pages which will match the style of your own site and that could have any content which you'd like - info why the error has appeared, a suggestion how to handle it or even some humorous comment. This sort of feature can help you keep the visitor on the website irrespective of the error or the reason for it.

Custom Error Pages in Shared Web Hosting

You can set up custom made error pages for all of your domains or subdomains. The feature is supported by all shared web hosting plans that we provide, so after you log in to your Hepsia Control Panel and visit the Hosted Domains section, you may click on the Edit button for a domain/subdomain and in the pop-up that will be displayed, you may choose the sort of error page that should show up - a default one from our system, a conventional Apache server page or a personalized one. For the latter alternative, you'll have to specify the URL to the page, so if you use customized pages, you must upload the files in your hosting account first. Another way is to use an .htaccess file positioned in the domain or subdomain folder with a line for every error type. The actual syntax can be located in our Knowledge Base, so you can use this feature even if you don't have any previous experience.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Servers

All of our Linux semi-dedicated plans support tailor-made error pages, thus you'll be able to employ this function for each 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 the Edit button associated with the given domain/subdomain and to enter the link to the custom-made file. You can do this individually for each error type. You shall be able to switch back to a default error page whenever you want if needed and the change will take effect right away. A different way to achieve the same exact result is to place an .htaccess file in the domain or subdomain folder associated with the Internet site that you would like to modify and to input a few lines of code inside it. If you would like to try this method, you can copy and paste the needed code from our Knowledge Base article on custom error pages, therefore you shall not need any computer programming skills or prior experience.