How to redirect the 404 errors to 404.php file
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how to redirect the 404 errors to 404.php file
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Here's a helpful page that describes what you can do:
http://www.mcanerin.com/EN/articles/301-redirect-404-error.asp
For example, if you have an .htaccess file, you can add this line to the file:
ErrorDocument 404 /404.php
Hope this helps!
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Zeeshan
All you need to do is edit your .htaccess file and add the following line of code:
ErrorDocument 404 /404.php
I hope this helps.
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