If you have browsed a lot of sites, you've probably encountered some error message from time to time. An error may take place in case the website hosting server cannot process a request (Error 400), if you have to log in to see some content and you haven't done so (Error 401), if you aren't permitted to access some page (Error 403) or when a link leads to a file which isn't on the website hosting server (Error 404). Getting this kind of messages may often be frustrating since the pages have nothing in common with the actual website. That’s why some website hosting providers permit you to set your own error pages which will match the design of your own site and which may have any content which you'd like - info why the error has taken place, a suggestion how to proceed or even some amusing remark. This kind of feature will help you keep the visitor on the site regardless of the error or the reason for it.

Custom Error Pages in Shared Hosting

You'll be able to set up personalized error pages for any of your domains or subdomains. The function is supported by all shared hosting solutions which we provide, so as soon as you log in to the Hepsia Control Panel and go to the Hosted Domains section, you can click on the Edit button for a domain/subdomain and in the pop-up which will be displayed, you could choose the type of error page which should show up - a default one from our system, a standard Apache server page or a personalized one. For the last mentioned alternative, you must specify the URL to the page, so if you use custom pages, you need to upload the files in your hosting account first. One other way is to use an .htaccess file located in the domain or subdomain folder with a line for every error type. The precise syntax can be seen in our Knowledge Base, so you can use this function even if you do not have any previous experience.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All of our semi-dedicated hosting support customized error pages, so you will be able to use this function for each and every domain or subdomain hosted inside your account. All it will take to do this is to check out the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia CP, to click on the Edit button associated with the given domain/subdomain and then to type the link to the custom file. You are able to do this separately for every error type. You'll be able to switch back to a default error page anytime if necessary and the change will take effect at once. A different way to achieve the very same result is to put an .htaccess file in the domain or subdomain folder related to the site which you'd like to change and to input a couple of lines of program code inside it. If you'd like to try this method, you may copy and paste the required code from our Knowledge Base article on custom error pages, thus you won't need any programming skills or previous experience.