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2. Create an HTML file named /var/www/html/missing.html and add the following

content:

<HTML>

<HEAD>

</HEAD>

The page you request does not exist!

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</BODY>

</HTML>

3. Restart the Apache HTTP server for the changes to take effect.

4. Verify the custom local URL redirect message by opening a browser and entering the

following website:

http://<YOUR_WEB_SERVER_IP>/non-exist

The following message should display:

The page you request does not exist! Local redirects example

Customizing External URL Redirect Responses

The URL redirect feature allows you to trap a missing link error (404 error) in a browser on a

local server, display a message, and then redirect it to a URL on an external server. The following

steps illustrate how to customize external URL redirect responses. The process requires the use

of two servers; one that acts as local server, another that acts as an external server. Use the

following procedure to customize external URL redirect responses:

1. Edit the /etc/http/conf/httpd.conf file.

In the preceding file, change (or add, if it does not exist already) the following line:

ErrorDocument 404 http://<EXTERNAL_WEB_SERVER_IP>/missing.html

2. Create the file /var/www/html/missing.html.

Add the following lines to the preceding file:

<HTML>

<HEAD>

</HEAD>

The page you request does not exist!

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</BODY>

</HTML>

3. Restart the Apache HTTP server for the changes to take effect.

4. Verify the custom external URL redirect message by opening a browser and entering the

following website:

http://<YOUR_WEB_SERVER_IP>/non-exist

The following message appears:

The page you request does not exist! External redirects example

Using Per-User Web Directories

Using the UserDir function, each user is allowed to have a personal website in their home directory

on servers that have multiple users. Visiting a URL with its name in the form

http://example.com/~username displays the contents of the home directory of the user.

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