How To Create A Custom 404 Page?

[weiser]

Hi TCH Family

 

I am sure this is an easy one, but I have no idea how to solve it.

 

I want to create a customized 404 page. I went to the "Error Pages" section of Control Panel and to the 404 part. Then it shows some tags to be inserted - inserted where (no jokes please

 

I use CuteSiteBuilder for my site. After creating the customized 404 page, how do I direct the users (that tried a wrong page) to the customized page? What do I do with those tags?

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Sergio

www.lsselection.com.br

[TCH-Bruce]

Here is a movie tutorial on creating a custom error page.

[TCH-Thomas]

Hi Sergio,

 

If you use CSB I think the easiest is to do the following:

 

1) Create a page in CSB as usual and name it error404. Then in extension set it to html (default is htm).

 

2) Enter your cpanel and add this to your .htaccess:

ErrorDocument 404 http://www.example.com/error404.html

 

NOTE: Edit the url in above quote to the location of your error404.html

 

Hope this helps

[weiser]

Bruce and Thomas

 

THANKS A LOT for your help. I hoped my phone company support could be as fast and objective as you are.

 

My best regards!

 

Sergio

[weiser]

Solved!

Edited February 5, 2006 by weiser

[jayson]

Hi Sergio,

 

If you use CSB I think the easiest is to do the following:

 

1) Create a page in CSB as usual and name it error404. Then in extension set it to html (default is htm).

 

2) Enter your cpanel and add this to your .htaccess:

NOTE: Edit the url in above quote to the location of your error404.html

 

Hope this helps

 

I did not have to add that to my .htaccess. All I did was I went to my cpanel, clicked on error files, opened error404.htm rewrote it, and then sdaved in, to see mine go to.

 

www.jaysarahandy.com/photos, and when it ask you for a password, just click cancel.

 

I never touched my .htacess file

[TCH-Bruce]

I never touched my .htacess file

But cPanel did when you used that feature.