A 404 page is a default page that shows up when someone is linked to or types in a page that does not exist on your website. A custom 404 should be standard on every web design in order to affirm your SEO and web flow - but a fun one always ups the game.

1. Create your 404 page not found custom page
   • the page should include acknowledgement that the page doesnt exist
   • the page should include a way to get back on track, for instance "use the navigation above..."
   • you can just copy one of your existing pages and name it 404.php or 404.html as your site designates
2. Upload your 404 page to the web server as you would any other web page
3. Configure your server to point to the proper 404 page
   1. Connect to your site via FTP. Do you already have a file named .htaccess? If so, skip to step 3
   2. Create a new file. Name it .htaccess - use that exact name! Some programs will complain that this is not valid, ignore it and use that filename or should I say lack of filename extension.
   3. Add the following line of text to the file: ErrorDocument 404 /404.html
   4. Save the htaccess file and upload it to your web site.
4. Test this by typing in a page that doesn't exist