If a specific page on an Internet site doesn't load for some reason or in case a link is not functioning, the website visitor will see an error page with some generic message. The page shall have nothing in common with the rest of the Internet site, that may make the visitor leave your Internet site. A potential solution in this case is a function made available from some hosting service providers - the ability to set up your own custom-made error pages that shall have the same design as your website and that can contain any text or images that you would like depending on the specific error. There are four popular errors that could 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 have not done this yet; 403, if you do not have an authorization to see a particular page; and 404, in case a link which you've clicked leads to a file which does not exist. In each of these scenarios, website visitors shall be able to see your personalized content rather than a generic error page.

Custom Error Pages in Cloud Hosting

You can set up custom made error pages for each of your domains or subdomains. The feature is supported by all cloud hosting plans that we provide, so after you log in to your Hepsia CP and check out the Hosted Domains section, you can click on the Edit button for a domain/subdomain and in the pop-up which will show up, you could pick the type of error page that should show up - a default one from our system, a conventional Apache web server page or a personalized one. For the last mentioned option, you have to specify the URL to the page, so if you use custom pages, you have to upload the files inside your hosting account first. An alternative way is to use an .htaccess file located inside the domain or subdomain folder with a line for each and every error type. The exact syntax can be seen in our Knowledge Base, so you can use this feature even if you don't have any previous experience.