This is a way to make a single error page for all errors, which is easier to update and maintain.
1) Point all error pages at one location in your .htaccess file
ErrorDocument 400 /error.php
ErrorDocument 401 /error.php
ErrorDocument 403 /error.php
ErrorDocument 404 /error.php
ErrorDocument 500 /error.php
etc.
2) PHP for error.php page in root
$status = $_SERVER['REDIRECT_STATUS'];
$codes = array(
403 => array('403 Forbidden', 'The server has refused to fulfill your request.'),
404 => array('404 Not Found', 'The document/file requested was not found on this server.'),
405 => array('405 Method Not Allowed', 'The method specified in the Request-Line is not allowed for the specified resource.'),
408 => array('408 Request Timeout', 'Your browser failed to send a request in the time allowed by the server.'),
500 => array('500 Internal Server Error', 'The request was unsuccessful due to an unexpected condition encountered by the server.'),
502 => array('502 Bad Gateway', 'The server received an invalid response from the upstream server while trying to fulfill the request.'),
504 => array('504 Gateway Timeout', 'The upstream server failed to send a request in the time allowed by the server.'),
);
$title = $codes[$status][0];
$message = $codes[$status][1];
if ($title == false || strlen($status) != 3) {
$message = 'Please supply a valid status code.';
}
// Insert headers here
echo '<h1>'.$title.'</h1>
<p>'.$message.'</p>';
// Insert footer here
That’s fairly awesome !
Comes in quite handy with a static or less-CMS-y site.
I use it often for customers that prefer static sites.
It’s nice to do a single php to all errors, you have to adapt your layout at once and if you change anything is easier…
Great for all websites…
Very useful, thanks!
what are static sites?
nice to built with as a start
You forgot the most important error code of all in your .htaccess: Error 418.
Small trick and Big Effects :) Good One..
“Database error” is another you’ll see moslty from failed forum sites… probably SQL related though… not sure.
$title = $codes[$status][0];
$message = $codes[$status][1];
i put the code in the root in error.php and caused undefined error
for title and message