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Custom error pages using .htaccess
- Quick jump:
- Introduction
- Create the .htaccess file
- Create the 404 error page
- Trying it out
- Taking it further
Trying it out
Now you need to see if it works. Type the URL of your website in your browser and add a random file name at the end. Something like "http://www.yoursite.com/dgsgdgsdgdsgg.htm".
If everything has worked properly, you should now be seeing your custom error message. If not, then it's possible your web host doesn't allow you to have your own .htaccess files. You may want to contact them and ask.
If it worked then you can now make a proper 404 page. You can have your own images, text, in fact anything else you can have in a normal web page. The best 404 pages have the site logo and a few simple lines explaining what's happened. If you have a site search, you could put that on it too in order to help visitors find what they're looking for.