how to remove 404 error?

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vinodkumarTopic starter

Hlo Friends,
Can anyone tell me, How to remove 404 error ?


David910

How To Fix the 404 Not Found Error
Retry the web page by pressing F5, clicking the refresh/reload button, or trying the URL from the address bar again.

The 404 Not Found error might appear for several reasons even though no real issue exists, so sometimes a simple refresh will often load the page you were looking for.
Check for errors in the URL. Often times the 404 Not Found error appears because the URL was typed wrong or the link that was clicked on points to the wrong URL.
Move up one directory level at a time in the URL until you find something.

For example, if www.web.com/a/b/c.htm gave you the 404 Not Found error, move up to www.web.com/a/b/. If you get nothing here (or an error), move up to www.web.com/a/. This should lead you toward what you're looking for or at least confirm that it's no longer available.

Tip: If you have moved all the way up to the website's homepage, try to run a search for the information you're looking for. If the site doesn't have a search function, try navigating to the page you want using category links to dig deeper into the site.

Search for the page at a popular search engine. It's possible that you simply have the entirely wrong URL in which case a quick Google or Bing search should get you where you want to go.

If you do find the page you were after, update your bookmark or favorite to avoid the HTTP 404 error in the future.
Clear your browser's cache if you have any indication that the 404 Not Found message might just be yours. For example, if you can reach the URL from your phone but not from your tablet, clearing the cache on your tablet's browser might help.

You might also consider clearing your browser's cookies or at least the one(s) involved with the website in question if clearing the cache didn't work.
Change the DNS servers used by your computer but usually only if an entire website is giving you a 404 error, especially if the website is available to those on other networks (e.g. your mobile phone network or a friend in another city).

404's on an entire website isn't particularly common unless your ISP or government filters/censors websites. No matter the reason, if it does happen, giving another set of DNS servers a try is a good step to take. See my Public DNS Servers List for some alternatives and instructions on doing this.
Finally, if all else fails, contact the website directly. If they've removed the page you're after then the 404 error is completely legitimate and they should be able to tell you that. If they've moved the page and are generating 404's instead of redirecting visitors to the new page, they'll be happy to hear from you so they can go fix it.

See my Website Contact Information list for links to these site's support-based social network accounts which you can use to report a 404 error or keep up on the problem's status if it's widespread. A few websites even have telephone numbers and email addresses!

Tip: If you suspect that everyone is getting a 404 error for this site, but you're not sure, a quick check on Twitter might help clear it up. All you have to do is search Twitter for #websitedown, as in #facebookdown or #youtubedown. Twitter users are usually the first to start talking about a website outage.


wellliving

Retry the web page by pressing F5, clicking the refresh/reload button, or trying the URL from the address bar again. ...
Check for errors in the URL. ...
Move up one directory level at a time in the URL until you find something.

sinelogixweb

Step 1: Find Every Error
The first step is finding the error. After all, tou can't fix what you don't know about. Some broken link tools miss up to 80% of the 404 errors on your website.

SpringTrax's ongoing error monitoring service offers you a comprehensive look at the 404 errors on your website. Once you know about every 404 error, you can fix every 404 not found error.

It is also important to continually monitor your website for 404 errors. That way you find and fix every 404 error as the errors happen.

Step 2: Fix The Error
There are four methods you can use to fix 404 not found errors on your website. If you use SpringTrax to monitor your 404 error pages, we evaluate every 404 on your website and tells you which method of fixing the 404 is best.

Need help Do you need help fixing your not found errors? We can help! Please email info@springtrax.com for more information.

Redirect the 404 error somewhere else. If people are reaching /specials, which is an error page, you can tell your server to redirect people fto /special instead.
Correct the source link. If the broken link sending traffic to the not found error page exists on your website, and is under your control, you can correct the broken link at the source. However, most 404's come from sources you don't control.
Restore deleted pages. Sometimes, you delete pages from your website and people still come to your website to find those page you deleted. If somebody tries to find a deleted page, they'll get a 404 error. To fix this, you can usually restore the deleted page.
Ignore the not found error. Sometimes, for low priority not found errors that aren't costing you customers, you can simply ignore the 404 is an acceptable solution.

Step 3: Ongoing Monitoring
The problem is 404 errors is that new ones can occur on a regular basis, especially on active websites. To ensure you are constantly finding and fixing all the broken links and errors on your website, it is important to continually monitor your 404 errors. Using a service like SpringTrax's onging monitoring can you help you find and fix errors before they hurt your bottom line.