If you have looked at a lot of sites, you've probably come across some error message now and again. An error could occur when the server can't process a request (Error 400), if you must log in so that you can see some content and you have not done so (Error 401), if you are not able to access some page (Error 403) or if a link leads to a file that isn't on the web server (Error 404). Getting this type of messages can sometimes be annoying as the pages have absolutely nothing in common with the actual Internet site. That’s why some web hosting providers allow you to apply your own error pages that will match the design of your own website and which can have any content that you'd like - info why the error has occurred, a suggestion what you can do or even some witty comment. This type of feature can help you keep the visitor on the site regardless of the error or the reason for it.

Custom Error Pages in Web Hosting

When you get a Linux web hosting service from our company, you'll be able to set custom error pages for your websites quickly and easily, because this function is part of all of our solutions. After you have created the files and uploaded them to your hosting account, you can check out the Hosted Domains section of your Hepsia Control Panel and click on the Edit button for the particular domain or subdomain. Inside the pop-up which will be displayed, you'll see drop-down options menus for all four sorts of errors and for each one of them you can choose an Apache default page, a generic page from our system or a customized page. In case you choose the 3rd option, you should just type the URL to the file you have uploaded and save the change. A different way to set customized error pages is to create an .htaccess file inside the domain or subdomain folder and to include a couple of lines of code in it. If you do not have prior experience or if you're simply not sure how to do this, you could just copy and paste the code from our Knowledge Base article on that subject.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Servers

Our semi-dedicated service support personalized error pages, so you will be able to employ this function for each domain or subdomain hosted inside your account. All it will take to do that is to check out the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia CP, to click the Edit button linked to the specific domain/subdomain and then to type in the link to the custom file. You could do this separately for each error type. You shall be able to switch back to a default error page anytime if required and the change will take effect right away. Another way to get the exact same result is to place an .htaccess file inside the domain or subdomain folder related to the site that you'd like to edit and to input a few lines of code in it. If you want to try this method, you may copy and paste the necessary code from our Knowledge Base article on custom error pages, which means that you will not need any computer programming skills or previous experience.