Handling 404 errors in Apache web server can be done by creating custom error pages and redirecting the users to those pages when a certain error occurs. Here’s the step by step process on how to do this:
Note: You need to have admin access to your server to perform these steps.
1. First, you need to create custom error pages that will be displayed when a certain error occurs. Let’s create a custom 404 error page for this example.
Create a new HTML file named “404.html” and design it to your liking. The file might look something like this: \`\`\`1. Next, you need to tell Apache to use this custom error page when a 404 error occurs. To do this, you need to modify your .htaccess file.
Open your .htaccess file, which is also located in your server’s main directory. If it doesn’t exist, create a new one. Add the following line to your .htaccess file: \`\`\` ErrorDocument 404 /404.html \`\`\` Here, “404” is the HTTP status code for “Not Found” and “/404.html” is the path to our custom error page (relative to the root directory).1. Save your changes and upload the .htaccess file back to your server.
1. Finally, test the setup by attempting to access a nonexistent page on your website. You should be redirected to your custom 404 error page.
Remember to replace “/404.html” with the actual path to your custom error page if you decided to place it somewhere else. This method can be used to handle other HTTP status codes as well, such as 403 (Forbidden) or 500 (Internal Server Error). Just create a custom error page for each status code and add a new line to your .htaccess file.
