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Step 1: Open up a text editor (Notepad is fine) and create a file
called .htaccess - (I know it's strange but is really is called
.htaccess).
Type in the following code (Watch the word wrap - each
error document and URL should be on one line): ErrorDocument 400 http://www.yoursite.com/errors/400.html
ErrorDocument 401 http://www.yoursite.com/errors/401.html
ErrorDocument 403 http://www.yoursite.com/errors/403.html
ErrorDocument 404 http://www.yoursite.com/errors/404.html
ErrorDocument 500 http://www.yoursite.com/errors/500.html
Remember to replace www.yoursite.com with the name of your site.
Step 2: Upload your .htaccess file into your main web directory
where your index.html file is located. It is a hidden file so it
will disappear.
Step 3: Create a directory named "errors" in your web
directory.
Step 4: Create some custome error pages and name them accordingly.
Step 5: Upload (FTP) your custom error pages into your
errors folder. Name them according to their error:
400.html - Bad Request
401.html - Authorisation Required
403.html - Forbidden Error
404.html - File Not Found Error
500.html - Internal Server Error
You do not need to use or create all of the error documents if you
don't want to - alter your .htaccess file accordingly.
That's it!
Take a look at the mickwood.com error pages. Notice that they are
shtml files rather than html but that's because they have a Server
Side Include.
mickwood.com's 400.shtml error page
mickwood.com's 401.shtml error page
mickwood.com's 403.shtml error page
mickwood.com's 404.shtml error page
mickwood.com's 500.shtml error page |
