[closed] Custom 404 page issues

[bdrafta]

I am using Farcry 7.2.5 and would like to create a custom 404 error page described here:

Custom Error Handling

So whenever we have an issue on one of our sites (public facing), we get an error that looks like an array dump (unfortunately I’m not allowed to upload a picture of the error?). While this is great for debugging purposes, its not a very safe practice to have your database information out there for anyone in the public domain to have. Instead of allowing Farcry to dump this information, is there a way to have it redirect to a generic 404.cfm page?

I have a 404.cfm in the /errors/ folder, but there are several issues with the 404 page:

1. Pages display a 404 error message above my 404.cfm content

2. A different server error page is displayed at mysite.com/test. (note the period at the end)

3. A different server error page is displayed at mysite.com/test.jpg (Error page: https: slash slash)

All these different URLs should go to the same 404.cfm page…has anyone else come across these issues?

[mrfelna]

I’ve found one way to do this:

1. Have your static error page* in the www root (e.g. {project}/www/404.html)
2. Have the following in your {project}/error/404.cfm page: <cfinclude template="../www/404.html">
3. Setup your IIS/apache server to serve 404.html on a 404 error

This way you get a consistent setup regardless of the error source. This can also work for error 500.

*I prefer to have a static html error page in case something in ColdFusion caused the error

[bdrafta]

Thank you! It worked for my first and third issues. To solve the second I did this: http://serverfault.com/questions/456803/trailing-dots-in-url-result-in-empty-404-page-on-iis