If you have browsed lots of Internet sites, you've probably encountered some error message every now and then. An error may take place if the web server can't process a request (Error 400), if you must log in so that you can see some content and you haven't 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 website hosting server (Error 404). Receiving this kind of messages could often be irritating since the pages don't have anything in common with the actual website. That’s why some hosting service providers permit you to use your own error pages which will match the design of your own site and which can have any content which you want - details why the error has appeared, a suggestion how to proceed or even some amusing remark. This sort of feature can help you keep the visitor on the website irrespective of the error and the reason for it.

Custom Error Pages in Shared Website Hosting

The customized error pages feature is available with every single shared website hosting package we offer and you shall be able to swap the generic pages with your own with no more than a few clicks in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You shall need to create the actual files and to upload them to your account, then to set them for a particular domain or subdomain through the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel. You can do this for every web site hosted inside the account individually, so that every group of custom made pages shall have the exact same design as the Internet site it's part of. If necessary, you may always revert back to a default page from our system or to a default Apache server page. A different way to set personalized error pages is to create an .htaccess file inside 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 code from our Help article on the subject.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Servers

All of our semi-dedicated servers support tailor-made error pages, so you shall be able to use this function for any domain or subdomain hosted inside your account. All it will take to do this is to go to the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel, to click the Edit button related to the given domain/subdomain and then to type in the link to the custom-made file. You are able to do this independently for every error type. You shall be able to switch back to a standard error page whenever you want if necessary and the change will take effect at once. An alternative way to achieve the same result is to place an .htaccess file in the domain or subdomain folder of the web site that you'd like to modify and to enter a few lines of code within it. If you would like to try this method, you can copy and paste the necessary code from our Knowledge Base article on custom error pages, hence you won't need any programming skills or prior experience.