If you have checked out many sites, you've probably encountered some error message now and again. An error could take place when the website hosting server cannot process a request (Error 400), if you have to log in so that you can see some content and you have not done so (Error 401), if you are not allowed to access a page (Error 403) or when a link leads to a file that isn't on the hosting server (Error 404). Getting this kind of messages may often be frustrating because the pages have absolutely nothing in common with the actual website. That’s why some hosting companies allow you to use your own error pages which will match the design of your own site and which can have any content that you'd like - info why the error has occurred, a suggestion how to proceed or even some funny remark. Such a feature will help you keep the visitor on the site irrespective of the error and the reason for it.

Custom Error Pages in Website Hosting

When you get a website hosting service from us, you shall be able to set custom error pages for your sites fast and easy, because this feature is part of all of our plans. After you've created the files and uploaded them to your hosting account, you should check out the Hosted Domains section of your Hepsia Control Panel and click on the Edit button for the specific domain or subdomain. Inside the pop-up which will show up, you will see drop-down options menus for all four types of errors and for each of them you could choose an Apache default page, a generic page from our system or a personalized page. Should you choose the third option, you should only type the URL to the file that you've uploaded then save the change. Another way to set customized error pages is to create an .htaccess file in the domain or subdomain folder and to include a few lines of program code in it. If you don't have preceding experience or if you're simply uncertain how to do that, you could just copy and paste the code from our Knowledge Base article on that topic.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you host your Internet sites in a semi-dedicated server account from us, you could set personalized error pages for each of them easily using our in-house developed Hepsia hosting CP. With just several clicks inside the Hosted Domains section, you are able to modify the default setting from a system page to a custom made one for each of the 4 error types. All you must do is supply a link to each file that you have uploaded before that and then save the change. If required, you shall be able to revert this change at any time and in exactly the same way. If you wish, you could use an .htaccess file too. It must be created/uploaded within the domain or subdomain folder linked to the internet site whose error pages you want to modify and the content for such a file can be found in our Help article about this matter.