Customizing error pages

When a user attempts to connect to the Web site and a HTTP error occurs, a message is sent to the client browser with a brief description of the error that occurred while serving the request.

This page is the interface used, to customize the HTTP errors that are sent to the clients when a Web server error occurs.

For example, if a user attempts to connect to a Web site that has reached the maximum connection capacity, an HTTP error is displayed in the form of a HTML page. This error contains the statement "Too many users." Using this interface you can customize the HTTP errors that are sent to clients when such Web server errors occur.

• Note: If the custom error file specified is outside inetpub\wwwroot, then server will display the default custom error message.

Configuring a custom error

1. Open the Site Administrator Home page.

2. In the IIS Web Service area, click Custom Errors.

3. On the List of HTTP Errors page, select the error to be configured.

4. Click the Edit tab.

• Select Type of Error Page

• Web Server Default: Returns the default HTTP 1.1 error to the client browser.

• Custom Error File: Returns the content of this file to the client browser.

• URL: Directs the request to the specified URL within domain.

• Error Page Path: The URL or the custom error file path.

5. Click Save to commit the changes made to the Custom Error.

Uploading an error file

1. Open the Site Administrator Home page.

2. In the IIS Web Service area, click Custom Errors.

3. Click the Upload Error File tab.

4. Provide the following information

5. Local File Name: Click Browse to locate the name of the file to be uploaded.

6. Save Destination File As: Enter a name by which the file should be saved.

5. Click Upload to upload the error file.

6. Note: The uploaded file is located at \inetpub\wwwroot\CustomErrorFiles