Custom error page

A custom error page is a feature of most Web server software that allows you to replace default error messages with custom messages you create. The default error messages tend to be fairly generic, and not particularly user-friendly, so making custom messages for a site is recommended.

A 404 Not Found error page is a common type of error page that a user sees when they try to reach a non-existent page online. A 404 error page gets its name from the HTTP status code of 404 that is sent by the Web server in response to a request for a missing page ^[1].

Some causes of error pages being displayed.

clicked on a broken link
page has been deleted
mistyped a URL
server is offline

References

^ "6.1.1 Status Code and Reason Phrase". Retrieved 06 March. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

External links

ErrorDocument Directive in Apache HTTP Server 2.0 documentation
404 Research Lab Exploring the art of the 404 page
Custom Error for IIS Commercial Software for Error Page management on IIS 4+

[1] "6.1.1 Status Code and Reason Phrase". Retrieved 06 March. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

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