If a specific page on an Internet site doesn't load for some reason or if a link is not working, the visitor will see an error page with some generic message. The page shall have nothing in common with the rest of the site, that could make the visitor leave your website. A potential solution in this case is a feature made available from some web hosting companies - the option to set your own custom error pages that shall have the exact same style and design as your site and which can contain any images or text that you'd like depending on the specific error. There are four well-known errors which can occur and they involve these so-called HTTP status codes - 400, when your browser sends a bad request to the web server and it can't be processed; 401, if you're supposed to log in to see some page, but you haven't done this yet; 403, if you don't have an authorization to view a specific page; and 404, in case a link which you have clicked leads to a file which does not exist. In any of these cases, visitors will be able to see your customized content rather than a generic error page.

Custom Error Pages in Cloud Web Hosting

You can set up custom error pages for each of your websites easily if you use any of our Linux cloud web hosting. This can easily be done via the Hosted Domains part of the Hepsia CP, offered with all accounts and when you go there, you'll be able to set your personalized pages independently for any domain or subdomain. You have to upload the files to your account ahead of time and enter the links to them during the process. This function may be de-activated anytime and the options you will be able to choose from are a generic page from our system or a default Apache server page. Personalized error pages may be set with an .htaccess file as well. The file should be put in the domain or subdomain folder and it should include some system code and links to the pages. If you are not tech-savvy, you could copy the entire content needed for the file from our Help section.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you host your sites in a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you may set tailor-made error pages for each of them easily through our in-house developed Hepsia hosting CP. With just several mouse clicks in the Hosted Domains section, you could change the default setting from a system page to a customized one for any of the 4 error types. All you have to do is supply a link to each file which you have uploaded before that and then save the change. If required, you shall be able to revert this modification anytime and in exactly the same way. If you would like, you can use an .htaccess file as well. It should be created/uploaded in the domain or subdomain folder associated with the internet site whose error pages you intend to modify and the content for this type of file can be found in our Help article on this matter.