If you have checked out lots of Internet sites, you have probably encountered some error message every now and then. An error could occur when the server can't process a request (Error 400), if you must log in to see some content and you have not done so (Error 401), if you aren't able to access some webpage (Error 403) or if a link leads to a file which isn't on the website hosting server (Error 404). Getting this sort of messages could often be annoying as the pages don't have anything in common with the actual Internet site. That’s why some hosting service providers allow you to set your own error pages which will match the design of your own site and that may have any content that you'd like - info why the error has taken place, a suggestion how to handle it or even some witty comment. This sort of function will help you keep the visitor on the site whatever the error and the reason for it.

Custom Error Pages in Shared Hosting

You shall be able to set up custom made error pages for each of your domains or subdomains. The function is supported by all shared hosting package that we provide, so once you log in to your Hepsia Control Panel and check out the Hosted Domains section, you can click on the Edit button for a domain/subdomain and in the pop-up that will appear, you may pick the kind of error page that should appear - a default one from our system, a conventional Apache web server page or a custom one. For the aforementioned alternative, you will need to specify the URL to the page, so when you use custom made pages, you must upload the files in your web hosting account first. Another way is to use an .htaccess file placed inside the domain or subdomain folder with a line for each error type. The actual syntax can be seen in our Knowledge Base, so you can use this feature even if you do not have any previous experience.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Incorporating your own pages for any of the four error types to any site hosted in a semi-dedicated server account with us shall be very basic and will not take more than several mouse clicks. As soon as you upload the files inside your account, you could navigate to the Hosted Domains section of your Hepsia CP and edit any of the domains and subdomains listed there through an intuitive interface with drop-down menus. You can choose what page should display for each and every error type. Your choices are a default Apache server page or a page from our system, and custom pages. In case you select the aforementioned option, you have to enter the link to every page in your account, then save the change. The link or the sort of page that will be displayed when a user encounters an error can be changed anytime. If you're more experienced, you can use an .htaccess file so as to set custom error pages too, instead of using our integrated generator instrument, and should you select this option, the file has to be placed in the root directory of a specific domain or subdomain.