ErrorDocument in .htaccess not working

ianlee · 4-23-12, 09:10 AM

I have added the ErrorDocument command to my htaccess file to use my own error pages but it is conflicting with one of the rewrite rules (second section below) and I just keep getting the default browser 404 error page. The rewrite condition line tells it to leave filenames alone and the url to my error page works perfectly when typed into a browser. Can anyone help?

<Files .htaccess>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
# 301 Redirect all requests that don't contain a dot or trailing slash to
# include a trailing slash
# except for form POSTS
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} !POST$
RewriteRule ^(.*) %{REQUEST_URI}/ [R=301,L]

# Rewrites urls in the form of /parent/child/
# but only rewrites if the requested URL is not a file or directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ index.php?page=$1 [QSA]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.safari-club\.co.uk
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.safari-club.co.uk/$1 [R=301,L]

ErrorDocument 404 /errordocs/error404.htm

Builder · 4-23-12, 02:31 PM

Did you:
Edit your .htaccess file in a text editor not a word processor?
Add a few blank lines at the end of the file?
Upload in ASCII (text) not Binary?
Upload to the correct folder (i.e. htdocs if you want this to apply to your entire site)?

Asking the "stupid questions" since usually when I have something go wrong it's because I did something that makes me slap my head and say "Well, duh..."

Good luck,
Kevin

4-23-12, 09:10 AM	#1
ianlee Registered Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: UK Posts: 1 Reputation: 0	ErrorDocument in .htaccess not working I have added the ErrorDocument command to my htaccess file to use my own error pages but it is conflicting with one of the rewrite rules (second section below) and I just keep getting the default browser 404 error page. The rewrite condition line tells it to leave filenames alone and the url to my error page works perfectly when typed into a browser. Can anyone help? <Files .htaccess> order allow,deny deny from all </Files> Options +FollowSymLinks RewriteEngine on RewriteBase / # 301 Redirect all requests that don't contain a dot or trailing slash to # include a trailing slash # except for form POSTS RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/$ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\. RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} !POST$ RewriteRule ^(.) %{REQUEST_URI}/ [R=301,L] # Rewrites urls in the form of /parent/child/ # but only rewrites if the requested URL is not a file or directory RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^(.+)$ index.php?page=$1 [QSA] RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.safari-club\.co.uk RewriteRule (.) http://www.safari-club.co.uk/$1 [R=301,L] ErrorDocument 404 /errordocs/error404.htm

4-23-12, 02:31 PM	#2
Builder Thinkin' out loud again Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,843 Reputation: 262	Did you: Edit your .htaccess file in a text editor not a word processor? Add a few blank lines at the end of the file? Upload in ASCII (text) not Binary? Upload to the correct folder (i.e. htdocs if you want this to apply to your entire site)? Asking the "stupid questions" since usually when I have something go wrong it's because I did something that makes me slap my head and say "Well, duh..." Good luck, Kevin __________________ A good friend will come and bail you out of jail... but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn... that was fun!"