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[[Htaccess: Introduction | Introduction]] | | [[Htaccess: Introduction | Introduction]] | | ||
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== How to create customised error documents == | == How to create customised error documents == | ||
Create a new folder in your root folder (www) and name it '''errors'''. This folder | Create a new folder in your root folder (www) and name it '''errors'''. This folder will contain all the custom error pages you wish to display. For example, '''not_found.html''' will be displayed when a page cannot be found on your web site. | ||
Now open the root .htaccess file (the one in your root folder www) and add the following line: | Now open the root .htaccess file (the one in your root folder www) and add the following line: | ||
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'''ErrorDocument 404 /errors/not_found.html''' | '''ErrorDocument 404 /errors/not_found.html''' | ||
Save the file. The command '''ErrorDocument 404''' will forward a user to '''<root folder>/errors/not_found.html''' file when ever Apache produces the error 404. | Save the file. The command '''ErrorDocument 404''' will forward a user to the '''<root folder>/errors/not_found.html''' file when ever Apache produces the error 404. | ||
'''''Note 1'':''' The files and folder can be named anything you like.<br> | '''''Note 1'':''' The files and folder can be named anything you like.<br> | ||
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# This file provides security | # This file provides security for the server, limiting access to the localhost only. | ||
# Comment to deactivate. | # Comment to deactivate. | ||
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Allow from ::1 | Allow from ::1 | ||
# To allow execution of cgi scripts in this directory, uncomment next two lines. | # To allow execution of cgi scripts in this directory, uncomment the next two lines. | ||
AddHandler cgi-script .pl .cgi | AddHandler cgi-script .pl .cgi | ||
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=== Testing === | === Testing === | ||
:# | :# (Re)start the server. | ||
:# In the browser address bar, type '''<nowiki>http:/localhost/fred.html</nowiki>''' or some other file that does not exist. | :# In the browser address bar, type '''<nowiki>http:/localhost/fred.html</nowiki>''' or some other file that does not exist. | ||
:# Apache will generate the error code 404 and redirect to your not_found.html page | :# Apache will generate the error code 404 and redirect to your not_found.html page | ||
Experiment with the ErrorDocument command and create a few pages. | Experiment with the ErrorDocument command and create a few other pages. | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category: Apache Configuration]] | ||