3.9. DOMAINS

CHAPTER 3. HOW DO I USE HOSTING CONTROLLER?

Figure 3.50: Enabling web site redirection

Changing default documents

A default document tells the web server how to behave when it receives a request for your site that does not

specify a specific page. For example, when a web server receives a request for http://yourdomain.com, how

should it react? You can set the web server to automatically display any document titled default.htm, followed

by default.asp, etc., or any other name or type of file you want.

To change default documents:

1. Click on the List Web Sites link in the Domain menu.

2. Click on the

button.

3. Click on the tick box next to the Enable Default Document field.

4. Enter the names of the documents that you want processed first in order, each followed by a comma and

no space.

5. Click on the

button when you have finished.

Figure 3.51: Changing default documents

Changing error pages

Error pages are served Internet users when any one of a variety of errors occur, such as when a user enters an

incorrect URL or is not authorized to access a specific directory in your web site. Companies often customize error

pages to brand them with a specific corporate image and a link their home page. You do not have to customize

these pages   the error page is always available, whether customized or not.

To change error pages:

1. Create and upload the custom error pages that you want to use on your site.

2. Click on the List Web Sites link in the Domain menu.

3. Click on the

button.

4. Click on the

button.

5. Click on the radio button next to the error page that you want to edit and click on the

button.

6. Change the option in the Message Type drop down list File or URL.

7. Enter the URL of the new error page file or click on the

button.

If you have entered a URL, click on the

button. If you are browsing for a file, continue on with this

procedure.

8. Click on the folder you want and click on the

button until you find the file that you want.

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