I wanted to create a custom 404 file. This hosting company
wants me to write the script. I am not that talented to do
it. They sent me information that essentially says this:

Use notepad to create a .htaccess file and upload it to the
root or home directory. And add lines which specify the
substitution. An example: ErrorDocument 404
http://wwww.mydomain.com/404.htm or I suppose 404.html.

Then upload it.

I did this using notepad and changed the extension from
..txt to .htaccess and uploaded it. But it doesn't work. I
don't really know what I am doing and probably didn't
decipher the true how-to-do-it meaning from the information
they supplied me. Any help on what I actually need to do to
make the .htaccess file using notepad would be appreciated
a lot.
Abraham

Don't do it - you got bad advice
- .htaccess only works on Unix hosted sites (not on Windows server sites)
- if you have an existing .htaccess file you will over write it and make your site nonfunctional, especially if the Unix based site
has the FP SE
(you need to edit the existing .htaccess on your server if the host allows it using FTP access)
- it is not an extension (as in xxx.htaccess), it is a file name (as in .htaccess)
- FP will not allow you to create a .htaccess file w/i FP

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
_____________________________________________


"Abraham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:25ab301c460e8$683f13e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
| I wanted to create a custom 404 file. This hosting company
| wants me to write the script. I am not that talented to do
| it. They sent me information that essentially says this:
|
| Use notepad to create a .htaccess file and upload it to the
| root or home directory. And add lines which specify the
| substitution. An example: ErrorDocument 404
| http://wwww.mydomain.com/404.htm or I suppose 404.html.
|
| Then upload it.
|
| I did this using notepad and changed the extension from
| .txt to .htaccess and uploaded it. But it doesn't work. I
| don't really know what I am doing and probably didn't
| decipher the true how-to-do-it meaning from the information
| they supplied me. Any help on what I actually need to do to
| make the .htaccess file using notepad would be appreciated
| a lot.
| Abraham

Thanks. Appreciate your help. Will not do it.
Abraham

>-----Original Message-----
>Don't do it - you got bad advice
>- .htaccess only works on Unix hosted sites (not on
Windows server sites)
>- if you have an existing .htaccess file you will over
write it and make your site nonfunctional, especially if
the Unix based site
>has the FP SE
>(you need to edit the existing .htaccess on your server if
the host allows it using FTP access)
>- it is not an extension (as in xxx.htaccess), it is a
file name (as in .htaccess)
>- FP will not allow you to create a .htaccess file w/i FP
>
>--
>
>_____________________________________________
>SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
>"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
>To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
> http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
>_____________________________________________
>
>
>"Abraham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:25ab301c460e8$683f13e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>| I wanted to create a custom 404 file. This hosting company
>| wants me to write the script. I am not that talented to do
>| it. They sent me information that essentially says this:
>|
>| Use notepad to create a .htaccess file and upload it to the
>| root or home directory. And add lines which specify the
>| substitution. An example: ErrorDocument 404
>| http://wwww.mydomain.com/404.htm or I suppose 404.html.
>|
>| Then upload it.
>|
>| I did this using notepad and changed the extension from
>| .txt to .htaccess and uploaded it. But it doesn't work. I
>| don't really know what I am doing and probably didn't
>| decipher the true how-to-do-it meaning from the information
>| they supplied me. Any help on what I actually need to do to
>| make the .htaccess file using notepad would be appreciated
>| a lot.
>| Abraham
>
>
>.
>

what does the FP-SE put in the .htaccess file on a Unix server?


"Stefan B Rusynko" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Don't do it - you got bad advice
> - .htaccess only works on Unix hosted sites (not on Windows server
sites)
> - if you have an existing .htaccess file you will over write it and
make your site nonfunctional, especially if the Unix based site
> has the FP SE
> (you need to edit the existing .htaccess on your server if the host
allows it using FTP access)
> - it is not an extension (as in xxx.htaccess), it is a file name (as
in .htaccess)
> - FP will not allow you to create a .htaccess file w/i FP
>
> --
>
> _____________________________________________
> SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
> "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
> To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
> http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
> _____________________________________________
>
>
> "Abraham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:25ab301c460e8$683f13e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> | I wanted to create a custom 404 file. This hosting company
> | wants me to write the script. I am not that talented to do
> | it. They sent me information that essentially says this:
> |
> | Use notepad to create a .htaccess file and upload it to the
> | root or home directory. And add lines which specify the
> | substitution. An example: ErrorDocument 404
> | http://wwww.mydomain.com/404.htm or I suppose 404.html.
> |
> | Then upload it.
> |
> | I did this using notepad and changed the extension from
> | .txt to .htaccess and uploaded it. But it doesn't work. I
> | don't really know what I am doing and probably didn't
> | decipher the true how-to-do-it meaning from the information
> | they supplied me. Any help on what I actually need to do to
> | make the .htaccess file using notepad would be appreciated
> | a lot.
> | Abraham
>
>

essentially the same thing that you will see in the #htaccess.ctl file in the _vti_pvt folder in
your local web.

The image protection .htaccess file mentioned here is a different one that lives in a folder that
contains images and is used to prevent hot linking.

Also, on an apache server an .htaccess file ( different than the one used to stop hot links ) is
used in a folder you want to password protect and is different than the .htaccess file used for
authentication when publishing etc.

On an Apache the .htaccess file is a default that over rides any other file in a folder including a
default .htm file and will open a

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

"David Baxter" <spam-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> what does the FP-SE put in the .htaccess file on a Unix server?
>
>
> "Stefan B Rusynko" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Don't do it - you got bad advice
> > - .htaccess only works on Unix hosted sites (not on Windows server
> sites)
> > - if you have an existing .htaccess file you will over write it and
> make your site nonfunctional, especially if the Unix based site
> > has the FP SE
> > (you need to edit the existing .htaccess on your server if the host
> allows it using FTP access)
> > - it is not an extension (as in xxx.htaccess), it is a file name (as
> in .htaccess)
> > - FP will not allow you to create a .htaccess file w/i FP
> >
> > --
> >
> > _____________________________________________
> > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
> > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
> > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
> > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
> > _____________________________________________
> >
> >
> > "Abraham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:25ab301c460e8$683f13e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > | I wanted to create a custom 404 file. This hosting company
> > | wants me to write the script. I am not that talented to do
> > | it. They sent me information that essentially says this:
> > |
> > | Use notepad to create a .htaccess file and upload it to the
> > | root or home directory. And add lines which specify the
> > | substitution. An example: ErrorDocument 404
> > | http://wwww.mydomain.com/404.htm or I suppose 404.html.
> > |
> > | Then upload it.
> > |
> > | I did this using notepad and changed the extension from
> > | .txt to .htaccess and uploaded it. But it doesn't work. I
> > | don't really know what I am doing and probably didn't
> > | decipher the true how-to-do-it meaning from the information
> > | they supplied me. Any help on what I actually need to do to
> > | make the .htaccess file using notepad would be appreciated
> > | a lot.
> > | Abraham
> >
> >
>
>

I'm on an apache server - I don't see a #htaccess.ctl file anywhere...
either on the local disk copy or on the server


"Steve Easton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> essentially the same thing that you will see in the #htaccess.ctl file
in the _vti_pvt folder in
> your local web.
>
> The image protection .htaccess file mentioned here is a different one
that lives in a folder that
> contains images and is used to prevent hot linking.
>
> Also, on an apache server an .htaccess file ( different than the one
used to stop hot links ) is
> used in a folder you want to password protect and is different than
the .htaccess file used for
> authentication when publishing etc.
>
> On an Apache the .htaccess file is a default that over rides any other
file in a folder including a
> default .htm file and will open a
>
> --
> Steve Easton
> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
> 95isalive
> This site is best viewed............
> .......................with a computer
>
> "David Baxter" <spam-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > what does the FP-SE put in the .htaccess file on a Unix server?
> >
> >
> > "Stefan B Rusynko" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Don't do it - you got bad advice
> > > - .htaccess only works on Unix hosted sites (not on Windows server
> > sites)
> > > - if you have an existing .htaccess file you will over write it
and
> > make your site nonfunctional, especially if the Unix based site
> > > has the FP SE
> > > (you need to edit the existing .htaccess on your server if the
host
> > allows it using FTP access)
> > > - it is not an extension (as in xxx.htaccess), it is a file name
(as
> > in .htaccess)
> > > - FP will not allow you to create a .htaccess file w/i FP
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > _____________________________________________
> > > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
> > > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
> > > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
> > > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
> > > _____________________________________________
> > >
> > >
> > > "Abraham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:25ab301c460e8$683f13e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > | I wanted to create a custom 404 file. This hosting company
> > > | wants me to write the script. I am not that talented to do
> > > | it. They sent me information that essentially says this:
> > > |
> > > | Use notepad to create a .htaccess file and upload it to the
> > > | root or home directory. And add lines which specify the
> > > | substitution. An example: ErrorDocument 404
> > > | http://wwww.mydomain.com/404.htm or I suppose 404.html.
> > > |
> > > | Then upload it.
> > > |
> > > | I did this using notepad and changed the extension from
> > > | .txt to .htaccess and uploaded it. But it doesn't work. I
> > > | don't really know what I am doing and probably didn't
> > > | decipher the true how-to-do-it meaning from the information
> > > | they supplied me. Any help on what I actually need to do to
> > > | make the .htaccess file using notepad would be appreciated
> > > | a lot.
> > > | Abraham
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

They (1and1.com) told me the file is hidden by the server
so you have to test it to see the results you want. I am
not sure they really know how to do it in spite of them
saying they are there only for "technical support" because
three different people sent me to the same info page
somewhere else. Sorry for the double post. I hit reply
instead of reply to.
Abraham

>-----Original Message-----
>I'm on an apache server - I don't see a #htaccess.ctl file
anywhere...
>either on the local disk copy or on the server
>
>
>"Steve Easton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> essentially the same thing that you will see in the
#htaccess.ctl file
>in the _vti_pvt folder in
>> your local web.
>>
>> The image protection .htaccess file mentioned here is a
different one
>that lives in a folder that
>> contains images and is used to prevent hot linking.
>>
>> Also, on an apache server an .htaccess file ( different
than the one
>used to stop hot links ) is
>> used in a folder you want to password protect and is
different than
>the .htaccess file used for
>> authentication when publishing etc.
>>
>> On an Apache the .htaccess file is a default that over
rides any other
>file in a folder including a
>> default .htm file and will open a
>>
>> --
>> Steve Easton
>> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
>> 95isalive
>> This site is best viewed............
>> .......................with a computer
>>
>> "David Baxter" <spam-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > what does the FP-SE put in the .htaccess file on a
Unix server?
>> >
>> >
>> > "Stefan B Rusynko" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > > Don't do it - you got bad advice
>> > > - .htaccess only works on Unix hosted sites (not on
Windows server
>> > sites)
>> > > - if you have an existing .htaccess file you will
over write it
>and
>> > make your site nonfunctional, especially if the Unix
based site
>> > > has the FP SE
>> > > (you need to edit the existing .htaccess on your
server if the
>host
>> > allows it using FTP access)
>> > > - it is not an extension (as in xxx.htaccess), it is
a file name
>(as
>> > in .htaccess)
>> > > - FP will not allow you to create a .htaccess file
w/i FP
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > >
>> > > _____________________________________________
>> > > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP -
FrontPage ]
>> > > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break
anything!" (-;
>> > > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
>> > > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
>> > > _____________________________________________
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "Abraham" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message
>> > news:25ab301c460e8$683f13e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > > | I wanted to create a custom 404 file. This hosting
company
>> > > | wants me to write the script. I am not that
talented to do
>> > > | it. They sent me information that essentially says
this:
>> > > |
>> > > | Use notepad to create a .htaccess file and upload
it to the
>> > > | root or home directory. And add lines which
specify the
>> > > | substitution. An example: ErrorDocument 404
>> > > | http://wwww.mydomain.com/404.htm or I suppose
404.html.
>> > > |
>> > > | Then upload it.
>> > > |
>> > > | I did this using notepad and changed the extension
from
>> > > | .txt to .htaccess and uploaded it. But it doesn't
work. I
>> > > | don't really know what I am doing and probably didn't
>> > > | decipher the true how-to-do-it meaning from the
information
>> > > | they supplied me. Any help on what I actually need
to do to
>> > > | make the .htaccess file using notepad would be
appreciated
>> > > | a lot.
>> > > | Abraham
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

Did you open the _vti_pvt folder in your local web using windows explorer and notepad??

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

"David Baxter" <spam-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm on an apache server - I don't see a #htaccess.ctl file anywhere...
> either on the local disk copy or on the server
>
>
> "Steve Easton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > essentially the same thing that you will see in the #htaccess.ctl file
> in the _vti_pvt folder in
> > your local web.
> >
> > The image protection .htaccess file mentioned here is a different one
> that lives in a folder that
> > contains images and is used to prevent hot linking.
> >
> > Also, on an apache server an .htaccess file ( different than the one
> used to stop hot links ) is
> > used in a folder you want to password protect and is different than
> the .htaccess file used for
> > authentication when publishing etc.
> >
> > On an Apache the .htaccess file is a default that over rides any other
> file in a folder including a
> > default .htm file and will open a
> >
> > --
> > Steve Easton
> > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
> > 95isalive
> > This site is best viewed............
> > .......................with a computer
> >
> > "David Baxter" <spam-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > what does the FP-SE put in the .htaccess file on a Unix server?
> > >
> > >
> > > "Stefan B Rusynko" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > Don't do it - you got bad advice
> > > > - .htaccess only works on Unix hosted sites (not on Windows server
> > > sites)
> > > > - if you have an existing .htaccess file you will over write it
> and
> > > make your site nonfunctional, especially if the Unix based site
> > > > has the FP SE
> > > > (you need to edit the existing .htaccess on your server if the
> host
> > > allows it using FTP access)
> > > > - it is not an extension (as in xxx.htaccess), it is a file name
> (as
> > > in .htaccess)
> > > > - FP will not allow you to create a .htaccess file w/i FP
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > _____________________________________________
> > > > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
> > > > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
> > > > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
> > > > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
> > > > _____________________________________________
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Abraham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:25ab301c460e8$683f13e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > | I wanted to create a custom 404 file. This hosting company
> > > > | wants me to write the script. I am not that talented to do
> > > > | it. They sent me information that essentially says this:
> > > > |
> > > > | Use notepad to create a .htaccess file and upload it to the
> > > > | root or home directory. And add lines which specify the
> > > > | substitution. An example: ErrorDocument 404
> > > > | http://wwww.mydomain.com/404.htm or I suppose 404.html.
> > > > |
> > > > | Then upload it.
> > > > |
> > > > | I did this using notepad and changed the extension from
> > > > | .txt to .htaccess and uploaded it. But it doesn't work. I
> > > > | don't really know what I am doing and probably didn't
> > > > | decipher the true how-to-do-it meaning from the information
> > > > | they supplied me. Any help on what I actually need to do to
> > > > | make the .htaccess file using notepad would be appreciated
> > > > | a lot.
> > > > | Abraham
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

yes...

"Steve Easton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:e1Fv%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Did you open the _vti_pvt folder in your local web using windows
explorer and notepad??
>
> --
> Steve Easton
> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
> 95isalive
> This site is best viewed............
> .......................with a computer
>
> "David Baxter" <spam-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I'm on an apache server - I don't see a #htaccess.ctl file
anywhere...
> > either on the local disk copy or on the server
> >
> >
> > "Steve Easton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > essentially the same thing that you will see in the #htaccess.ctl
file
> > in the _vti_pvt folder in
> > > your local web.
> > >
> > > The image protection .htaccess file mentioned here is a different
one
> > that lives in a folder that
> > > contains images and is used to prevent hot linking.
> > >
> > > Also, on an apache server an .htaccess file ( different than the
one
> > used to stop hot links ) is
> > > used in a folder you want to password protect and is different
than
> > the .htaccess file used for
> > > authentication when publishing etc.
> > >
> > > On an Apache the .htaccess file is a default that over rides any
other
> > file in a folder including a
> > > default .htm file and will open a
> > >
> > > --
> > > Steve Easton
> > > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
> > > 95isalive
> > > This site is best viewed............
> > > .......................with a computer
> > >
> > > "David Baxter" <spam-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > what does the FP-SE put in the .htaccess file on a Unix server?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Stefan B Rusynko" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > Don't do it - you got bad advice
> > > > > - .htaccess only works on Unix hosted sites (not on Windows
server
> > > > sites)
> > > > > - if you have an existing .htaccess file you will over write
it
> > and
> > > > make your site nonfunctional, especially if the Unix based site
> > > > > has the FP SE
> > > > > (you need to edit the existing .htaccess on your server if the
> > host
> > > > allows it using FTP access)
> > > > > - it is not an extension (as in xxx.htaccess), it is a file
name
> > (as
> > > > in .htaccess)
> > > > > - FP will not allow you to create a .htaccess file w/i FP
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > >
> > > > > _____________________________________________
> > > > > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
> > > > > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
> > > > > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
> > > > > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
> > > > > _____________________________________________
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Abraham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
> > > > news:25ab301c460e8$683f13e0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > | I wanted to create a custom 404 file. This hosting company
> > > > > | wants me to write the script. I am not that talented to do
> > > > > | it. They sent me information that essentially says this:
> > > > > |
> > > > > | Use notepad to create a .htaccess file and upload it to the
> > > > > | root or home directory. And add lines which specify the
> > > > > | substitution. An example: ErrorDocument 404
> > > > > | http://wwww.mydomain.com/404.htm or I suppose 404.html.
> > > > > |
> > > > > | Then upload it.
> > > > > |
> > > > > | I did this using notepad and changed the extension from
> > > > > | .txt to .htaccess and uploaded it. But it doesn't work. I
> > > > > | don't really know what I am doing and probably didn't
> > > > > | decipher the true how-to-do-it meaning from the information
> > > > > | they supplied me. Any help on what I actually need to do to
> > > > > | make the .htaccess file using notepad would be appreciated
> > > > > | a lot.
> > > > > | Abraham
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>