RE: [PHP] OT 404 Error Page

We have been doing this on php.net for a long time now. Try typing in a bogus www.php.net url. Like www.php.net/bogus I believe that is exactly what you are looking to do. The source for the page is of course in CVS and you can see it at: http://cvs.php.net/viewcvs.cgi/phpweb/error/index.php?rev=1.6&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup -Rasmus On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Mark Peoples wrote: > I'm about to work on something similar to this, here's the jist of it. > > Using HTDig, and a document along the lines of 404.php3, whenever someone > gets a 404, instead, the 404.php3 fires up a search query for HTDig, then > displays the results. Hopefully, the results are relevant. <g> > > marco > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sefton [mailto:c.sefton@xtra.co.nz] > Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 6:54 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] OT 404 Error Page > > > I have done this on a few sites that I have made. > Of course the server has been Apache. > > This only works with Apache but it works really well, and it doesn't have > anything to do with PHP but what the hell. > > In the root directory of your site, (www/htdocs/) or whatever... > upload a plain text file called htaccess.txt with the following line of > information. > > ErrorDocument 404 http://www.yourdomain.com/error404.html > > Make sure to create a html file called error404.html and save it to the same > dir as the htaccess.txt file. > > Using your FTp program WS_FTP or whatever, while looking at the dir of your > website, rename the htaccess.txt file to read .htaccess > > That is htaccess with a period "." in front of it. This hides the file, and > makes it mean something to the server. > There is a problem with IE however, and that IE4 or higher will still use > its own 404 pages. > You can overcome this by creating your 404 page larger than 512k. Just add a > graphic, logo or something. IE then realises that there must be a new 404 > file and uses your one. > > Thats it, type in a bogus URL at your domain and walla, your new custom > error404.html file will be displayed. > > Need to know more about it feel free to email. > > Regards, > > Chris Sefton > c.sefton@xtra.co.nz > > > <Website4S@aol.com> wrote in message > news:58.3aed58c.274d9de7@aol.com... > > Hi, > > > > This is completely OT and I apologise for that, I have tried search > engines > > all over the place and can`t find any decent information, so as this is > the > > only list I subscribe to I thought maybe one of you might know. Basically > I > > am looking for information on customising my own 404 error page, what > server > > priveledges would I need etc, > > > > Anyone with any info it would be very much appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > Ade > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >