Would you like to learn how to redirect the 404 error to a specific URL on the Apache server? In this tutorial, we are going to configure the Apache server to redirect the 404 error to a specific page.
• Ubuntu 20
• Ubuntu 19
• Ubuntu 18
• Apache 2.4.41
In our example, the Apache server is hosting the website WWW.GAMEKING.TIPS
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Tutorial Apache – Redirect the error 404
Install the Apache server.
Edit the Apache configuration file for the website.
Add the following lines to this configuration file.
Change the URL to reflect your needs.
Here is the file, before our configuration.
Here is the file, after our configuration.
Restart the Apache service.
In our example, the Apache server will redirect the 404 errors to a specific URL.
From a remote Linux computer, try to access a page that does not exist.
Here is the command output.
In our example, the 404 error was redirected to a specific URL using a 302 code.
Congratulations! You redirected the 404 errors on the Apache server.
Tutorial Apache – Redirect the error 404 using HTACCESS
Install the Apache server.
Edit the Apache configuration file.
Add the following lines at the end of the file.
Create an HTACCESS file on the website directory.
Add the following lines to this configuration file.
Configure the correct file permission.
Restart the Apache service.
In our example, the Apache server will redirect the 404 errors to a specific URL.
From a remote Linux computer, try to access a page that does not exist.
Here is the command output.
In our example, the 404 error was redirected to a specific URL using a 302 code.
Congratulations! You redirected the 404 errors on the Apache server using an HTACCESS file.
