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ERROR PAGES
There are two main styles of error messages you may encounter. The first is the standard form, which looks something like:
File Not found
The requested URL domainname/file.html was not found on this server.
The second type comes in a variety of forms, but is customized by the webmaster. For example:
Sorry
We're sorry, but the requested URL does not exist. Please e-mail support@yourdomain.com for more information.
These messages are called error documents and are web pages designed to explain error conditions. These error conditions generate numbers which are used to refer to the appropriate error condition. Some of the most common messages are as follows:
Error in Client
400 Bad syntax
401 Unauthorized
402 Not Used (Payment Granted)
403 Forbidden
404 Not Found |
Error in Server
500 Internal Error
501 Not Implemented
502 Overloaded
503 Gateway Timeout |
How to Customize Error Messages for Your Site
First, create the HTML page you want to use as your error message.
Upload it to your www directory. Next, go into your .htaccess file (or create one) and add lines which specify the substitution.
Here are three examples of specifying error documents which will be called for a given error condition. Note: You can use relative or absolute addressing.
ErrorDocument 401 http://domain.com/nopasswd.html
ErrorDocument 403 /forbidden.html
ErrorDocument 404 http://www.domain.com/nofile.html
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