How to handle 404 errors properly
Posted by admin on June 25th, 2009 | Comments Off
A 404 error on the web is what a web server responds with when it is tasked with serving up a resource that it can’t find.
1. It should still look like your website
If you don’t specifically tell your web server how to handle 404 errors, it will serve up a very plain and generic looking error page. That just says something like “Not Found – The requested URL was not found on this server.” on a plain white page. This is an unhelpful and rather painful roadblock for a user. A 404 page should look like an error page, but it should still look like your website. If you are using a CMS, this is probably already handled for you. If you have a static site, you can specify a 404 template through your .htaccess file. READ MORE