How to change the error documents – 404 Page Not Found, etc

Using .htaccess file you can easily change the default error pages that are being served by your web server. To use .htaccess to modify your web site error pages your server needs to be configured with AllowOverride FileInfo. Most web hosting servers are configured in such a way so having a custom error page instead of the default ones is possible.

Using a custom error page give you an option to keep your visitors on your site. For example you can have a link to your main page or even your complete site navigation included in the error document. In this even if a user get an…