Comments on: Custom 404 Error Message http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:06:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jennifer http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6525 Jennifer Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6525 duh... what's that ;-) (ok, sorry for the inside joke... someone I know who REALLY SHOULD KNOW what .htaccess didn't... and I'm still not over it) LOL duh… what's that ;-) (ok, sorry for the inside joke… someone I know who REALLY SHOULD KNOW what .htaccess didn't… and I'm still not over it) LOL

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6526 Jennifer Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6526 Also... (actually posted on this site previously - but I'm bringing it up again since it's relevant here too) was a link to <a href="http://www.snipescripts.com/scripts/">snipe scripts</a> where phpLinkRot is an excellent way to fix broken links. Basically it's a custom 404 page with a PHP script on it that can capture the link the user was TRYING to get to but couldn't. There's an email form, they fill it out and send it to you so you know where the borken links are. Also… (actually posted on this site previously - but I'm bringing it up again since it's relevant here too) was a link to snipe scripts where phpLinkRot is an excellent way to fix broken links. Basically it's a custom 404 page with a PHP script on it that can capture the link the user was TRYING to get to but couldn't. There's an email form, they fill it out and send it to you so you know where the borken links are.

]]> By: marc http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6527 marc Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6527 this is SO not related to this post but i'm not sure where to post general stuff :( love the site and it seems to be getting bigger every day (as it should i guess) i was thinking that a search function might be needed in the near future so that all us scriptidiots can find what we're looking for. good/bad idea? this is SO not related to this post but i'm not sure where to post general stuff :(
love the site and it seems to be getting bigger every day (as it should i guess) i was thinking that a search function might be needed in the near future so that all us scriptidiots can find what we're looking for.

good/bad idea?

]]> By: Lynda http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6528 Lynda Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6528 Marc, good idea. I think better organization might be in order too. Like sections for php, javascript, specifically, etc. But I'm really horrid at organization and if I try to suggest categories, every post will end up havng its own. Marc, good idea. I think better organization might be in order too. Like sections for php, javascript, specifically, etc. But I'm really horrid at organization and if I try to suggest categories, every post will end up havng its own.

]]> By: Christine http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6529 Christine Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6529 I think it's a great idea. I'll get with Jennifer on it so that we can set it up - I have all the MT Search code ready to slide in to place. Search ... coming soon! I think it's a great idea. I'll get with Jennifer on it so that we can set it up - I have all the MT Search code ready to slide in to place. Search … coming soon!

]]> By: Kymberlie R. McGuire http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6530 Kymberlie R. McGuire Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6530 Question from a clueless person here. :-) My site, like Christine's, uses skins. Is there a way to set the 404 page up so that it changes based on your skin? Just curious. Question from a clueless person here. :-) My site, like Christine's, uses skins. Is there a way to set the 404 page up so that it changes based on your skin? Just curious.

]]> By: Amy http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6531 Amy Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6531 *shrug* I do it, but then again perhaps I'm doing it in a cheat-y way. My sysadmin configured my server so that it looks for a 404.php file in the root web directory. It uses that as the 404 file. I have it skinned like every other page on my site. Perhaps instructions on how to do this are included in the tutorial? (I'm in the middle of debugging a chunk of code, or I'd break concentration and check for myself.) *shrug* I do it, but then again perhaps I'm doing it in a cheat-y way. My sysadmin configured my server so that it looks for a 404.php file in the root web directory. It uses that as the 404 file. I have it skinned like every other page on my site. Perhaps instructions on how to do this are included in the tutorial? (I'm in the middle of debugging a chunk of code, or I'd break concentration and check for myself.)

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6532 Jennifer Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6532 Kymberlie - I think there's a snippet of code at the top of your page that sets up the skin - I would imagine that you'd create the 404 with that same snippet of code... Don't know if that makes sense... ( Kymberlie - I think there's a snippet of code at the top of your page that sets up the skin - I would imagine that you'd create the 404 with that same snippet of code…

Don't know if that makes sense… (

]]> By: Kymberlie R. McGuire http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6533 Kymberlie R. McGuire Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6533 I wasn't sure for some weird reason if that would work. No idea what I was thinking. :-) It works, thanks to Christine uploading my .htaccess file that I accidentally overwrote. LOL I wasn't sure for some weird reason if that would work. No idea what I was thinking. :-) It works, thanks to Christine uploading my .htaccess file that I accidentally overwrote. LOL

]]> By: Christine http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6534 Christine Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2002/04/26/custom-404-error-message/#comment-6534 Teehee! Our lesson learned tonight? Make sure your FTP software is set to display hidden files - like the .htaccess file. Otherwise you might overwrite something you need - like the code that makes your PHP parse on your site. (Her skins were *poof* gone! I knew immediately what had happened too. Fast to fix!) If you have an existing .htaccess file, just add the line to it, don't overwrite it! Teehee! Our lesson learned tonight? Make sure your FTP software is set to display hidden files - like the .htaccess file. Otherwise you might overwrite something you need - like the code that makes your PHP parse on your site. (Her skins were *poof* gone! I knew immediately what had happened too. Fast to fix!) If you have an existing .htaccess file, just add the line to it, don't overwrite it!

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