If you have checked out loads of websites, you have probably encountered some error message from time to time. An error can take place when the website hosting server can't process a request (Error 400), if you must log in to see some content and you haven't done so (Error 401), if you are not permitted to access some webpage (Error 403) or if a link leads to a file that isn't on the website hosting server (Error 404). Getting this kind of messages can often be frustrating as the pages have absolutely nothing in common with the actual website. That’s why some website hosting providers allow you to set your own error pages which will match the layout of your own site and which could have any content which you would like - info why the error has taken place, a suggestion how to handle it or even some amusing remark. This kind of function shall help you keep the visitor on the website no matter the error or the reason for it.

Custom Error Pages in Hosting

If you purchase a Linux hosting from us, you shall be able to set personalized error pages for your sites easily and quickly, as this feature is part of all of our plans. After you've created the files and uploaded them to your website hosting account, you should check out the Hosted Domains section of your Hepsia Control Panel and click on the Edit button for the specific domain or subdomain. Inside the pop-up which will be displayed, you shall see drop-down menus for all four sorts of errors and for each of them you may select an Apache default page, a generic page from our system or a tailor-made page. In case you select the third option, you should simply input the URL to the file you have uploaded and save the change. A different way to set custom made error pages is to create an .htaccess file inside the domain or subdomain folder and to include a couple of lines of code in it. If you don't have previous experience or if you are just not sure how to do that, you can simply copy and paste the code from our Knowledge Base article on that topic.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Servers

All of the semi-dedicated hosting plans that we supply support personalized error pages and it shall not take more than several mouse clicks from your Hepsia hosting Control Panel to use this functionality. The option can be found in the Hosted Domains section of your CP where you will have to input the links to the custom-made files via very simple drop-down menus and an easy to work with interface. Of course, you need to upload them in your account before that. If you don't need to employ this function at some point, you can deactivate it just as easily and choose an Apache server page or a default page from our system to be displayed when your visitors encounter an error. If you'd like to, you could also use an .htaccess file to allow the custom made error pages. The file has to have a particular line of code plus a link for each and every error type and you can easily find an example of the whole content for all four error types in our Help section.