There are two ways to create a custom error page:
The easy way:
- Log in to your cPanel.
- At the bottom of your control panel under the Advanced section, click 'Error Pages'.
- From the drop-down menu, select the domain you want to create the custom error pages for.
- In 'Edit Common Error Codes', click the page you want to edit.
- Type in whatever you want the error page to say.
- Click save.
The professional way:
Having error pages that look like your website will make your site seem much more professional in the unlikely event of an error.
You can use custom error pages for any error as long as you know its number (like 404 for Page Not Found) by adding the following to your .htaccess file:
ErrorDocument errornumber /file.html
For example, if I had the file notfound.html in the root directory of my site and I wanted to use it for a 404 error I would use:
ErrorDocument 404 /notfound.html
If the file is not in the root directory of your site, you just need to put the path to it:
ErrorDocument 500 /errorpages/500.html
These are some of the most common errors:
401 - Authorization Required
400 - Bad request
403 - Forbidden
500 - Internal Server Error
404 - Wrong page
