If you have browsed lots of Internet sites, you have probably encountered some error message once in a while. An error may occur when the web hosting server cannot process a request (Error 400), if you need to log in so that you can see some content and you haven't done so (Error 401), if you aren't able to access some webpage (Error 403) or if a link leads to a file that isn't on the hosting server (Error 404). Getting this sort of messages could sometimes be aggravating because the pages have nothing in common with the actual website. That’s why some website hosting providers allow you to apply your own error pages that will match the style of your own Internet site and which could have any content which you'd like - information why the error has taken place, a suggestion how to proceed or even some humorous remark. Such a feature shall help you keep the visitor on the site whatever the error and the reason for it.

Custom Error Pages in Shared Hosting

The custom error pages feature is provided with every shared hosting package which we offer and you'll be able to substitute all of the generic pages with your own with no more than just a few clicks inside your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. You shall have to produce the actual files and to upload them to your account, then to set them for a specific domain or subdomain through the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel. You can easily do this for each and every web site hosted in the account separately, so that every set of custom pages shall have the same design and style as the website it's part of. When necessary, you may always revert back to a default page from our system or to a default Apache server page. Another way to set personalized error pages is to create an .htaccess file in the domain/subdomain root folder and to add a few lines in it. If you haven't done this before, you can simply copy the needed program code from our Help article about the subject.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Servers

Our semi-dedicated plans support custom made error pages, thus you'll be able to use this function for any domain or subdomain hosted in your account. All it will take to do this is to go to the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia CP, to click the Edit button linked to the given domain/subdomain and then to enter the link to the custom file. You can do this individually for each and every error type. You will be able to switch back to a default error page at any time if needed and the change shall take effect right away. An alternative way to achieve the same result is to set an .htaccess file inside the domain or subdomain folder related to the website which you want to modify and to input a few lines of code within it. If you want to try this method, you may copy and paste the needed code from our Knowledge Base article on custom error pages, which means that you'll not need any coding skills or prior experience.