If you have browsed lots of sites, you have probably come across some error message once in a while. An error may occur if the web hosting server cannot process a request (Error 400), if you have to log in in order to 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 website hosting server (Error 404). Receiving this type of messages could often be annoying because the pages don't have anything in common with the actual Internet site. That’s why some web hosting companies permit you to set your own error pages which will match the style of your own site and that could have any content which you would like - details why the error has taken place, a suggestion what you can do or even some amusing comment. This sort of function can help you keep the visitor on the site no matter the error and the reason for it.

Custom Error Pages in Shared Web Hosting

If you get a shared web hosting plan from our company, you shall be able to set personalized error pages for your websites quickly and easily, as this function is part of all our solutions. The moment you've 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 selected domain or subdomain. Inside the pop-up that will appear, you will see drop-down options menus for all 4 kinds of errors and for each of them you can pick an Apache default page, a generic page from our system or a personalized page. Should you choose the 3rd option, you should simply input the URL to the file which you have uploaded then save the change. One other way to set customized error pages is to create an .htaccess file inside the domain or subdomain folder and to add several lines of program code in it. If you do not have previous experience or if you're simply unsure how to do this, you could just copy/paste the code from our Knowledge Base article on that subject.