Setting up customized error messages on HTTP Server

Customized error messages for an HTTP Server instance can be set up using the IBM® Web Administration for i interface.

The server has default messages that are displayed to the user when an error occurs. You can change these messages to better suit your particular needs. For example, you can change a message to include more information about the cause of the problem and suggest possible solutions for it. For internal networks, you might provide a contact person for your users to call.

To customize your messages, do the following:

1. Click the Manage tab.
2. Click the HTTP Servers subtab.
3. Select your HTTP Server from the Server list.
4. Select the context you want to work with from the Server area list.
5. Expand Server Properties.
6. Click HTTP Responses.
7. Click the Error Message Customization tab in the form.
8. Select how you want to append the generated footer onto error messages. Depending on the server area you select, you may, optionally, select Inherit.
9. Select an error code from the Custom messages from error codes table or click Add to add a new error message.
10. Click OK.

If your messages are displayed in the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser, see Symptom: Web browser problems with HTTP Server.