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Custom error pages

Serve your own 404 and 500 pages.

Set them in .htaccess

ErrorDocument 404 /404.php
ErrorDocument 500 /500.php
ErrorDocument 403 /403.php

A minimal 404.php

<?php http_response_code(404); ?>
<!doctype html>
<title>Not found</title>
<h1>404: this page is not here.</h1>
<p>Try the <a href="/">homepage</a>.</p>

Common mistake

Without http_response_code(404) at the top, Apache delivers your custom page with a 200 OK status, and search engines will index your error page. Always set the status code.