Webserver technical notes and webmaster guide

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Webserver Technical Notes Part 1:

Our comprehensive guide on web servers continues with an article on HTTP response codes. This articles covers the 404 or Not Found error message is an HTTP standard response code indicating that the client was able to communicate with the server but either the server could not find what was requested, or it was configured not to fulfill the request and did not reveal the reason why. 404 errors should not be confused with "server not found" or similar errors, in which a connection to the destination server could not be made at all. The requested URL was not found on this server.


When you encounter a 404 - File Not Found error it means that the page or resource that you are trying to load doesn't exist or cannot be found.
Now usually this means that you've followed a broken link but there can be other reasons why the page or resource isn't loading...
Things to check if you're the webmaster...
Does it really exist?

Of course we want to make darn sure that file exists so log into your favorite FTP client or File Manager and navigate to where the file exists in your website directory and make sure it's there and complete.
If it doesn't exist, upload it, if it does, try re-uploading it again in case the uploaded copy is corrupt or bad.
Is the filename correct?

Check that the file name is correct, remember that pages/THIS.html and


PAGES/this.html are treated as separate documents so any references or links to the file use the same case as used in your directory and file structure. Note our servers are
CasESeNSiTiVe.
Is the path information correct?

If you're referencing or linking a file that includes a path, check that it is correct, remember that only in special cases do you ever need the /HTDOCS/ bit in your path.

Want to learn about other server codes?

HTTP 404 standard response code HTTP 403 standard response code HTTP 500 standard response code List of HTTP status codes


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