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FordDoctor
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« on: January 20, 2013, 10:14:48 AM »
How do I set up custom error pages such as a 404 error page? 

A search for this revealed mention of a tutorial on this which ironically produced... a 404 error!
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« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2013, 10:30:45 AM »
If you have cPanel, it includes a button to create the core of a set of error documents. You still need to wrap some HTML around them to make them fully functional pages. I don't know if LPCP has anything similar. See also http://www.catskilltech.com/freeSW/SMF/faqs/#errorpages . Basically, they are regular HTML pages with some special comments that embed information at the server.
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« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2013, 07:26:56 PM »
Thank You  MrPhil.  I saw the shtml files and wasn't sure if I could edit them. I see they have server side functionality and can be customized. I also read up on creating simple html error pages and calling them from the .htaccess file. Works just dandy.  Thumbs Up
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« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2013, 03:34:15 AM »
.htaccess file always works and it has some neat settings which if properly put can give you granular control over what and how you want to mange the site. <spam link removed>
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« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2013, 10:00:06 AM »
Quote from: MrPhil on January 20, 2013, 10:30:45 AM
If you have cPanel, it includes a button to create the core of a set of error documents. You still need to wrap some HTML around them to make them fully functional pages. I don't know if LPCP has anything similar. See also http://www.catskilltech.com/freeSW/SMF/faqs/#errorpages . Basically, they are regular HTML pages with some special comments that embed information at the server.

Thanks. I always want to set this up but I'm too afraid to mess up a good working site.
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