If you have browsed a lot of Internet sites, you have probably stumbled upon some error message every now and then. An error could take place in case the web hosting server can't process a request (Error 400), if you have to log in so as to see some content and you haven't done so (Error 401), if you aren't able to access some page (Error 403) or when a link leads to a file which isn't on the web server (Error 404). Encountering this sort of messages could often be annoying as the pages don't have anything in common with the actual Internet site. That’s why some website hosting companies permit you to apply your own error pages which will match the layout of your own website and which could have any content which you would like - info why the error has taken place, a suggestion how to proceed or even some humorous comment. This sort of feature will help you keep the visitor on the site irrespective of the error or the reason for it.

Custom Error Pages in Shared Hosting

If you order a shared hosting from our company, you will be able to set custom made error pages for your sites fast and easy, as this function is a part of all our plans. The moment you have created the files and uploaded them to your web hosting account, you should check out the Hosted Domains section of your Hepsia CP and click on the Edit button for the specific domain or subdomain. In the pop-up that will appear, you will see drop-down options menus for all four kinds of errors and for each of them you may choose an Apache default page, a generic page from our system or a custom made page. Should you pick the 3rd option, you should simply enter the URL to the file that you have uploaded then save the change. Another way to set custom made error pages is to create an .htaccess file inside the domain or subdomain folder and to add several lines of code in it. In case you don't have preceding experience or if you're just not sure how to do that, you could just copy/paste the code from our Knowledge Base article on that matter.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All of our Linux semi-dedicated hosting services support personalized error pages, thus you'll be able to use this function for any domain or subdomain hosted inside your account. All it takes to do this is to navigate to the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia CP, to click the Edit button related to the particular domain/subdomain and then to type in the link to the custom file. You are able to do this individually for every error type. You shall be able to switch back to a default error page whenever you want if required and the change will take effect immediately. Another way to get the same exact result is to place an .htaccess file in the domain or subdomain folder of the site that you'd like to change and to input a couple of lines of code inside it. If you would like to try this method, you may copy and paste the required code from our Knowledge Base article on custom error pages, which means that you shall not need any coding skills or previous experience.