hi 1. i have a .htaccess file in my root directory on unix hosting following is the code in .htaccess file ErrorDocument 404 /filenotfound.html the file filenotfound.html is also in the root directory as the htaccess file when i intentionally type a wrong url either if a misspell a file ex= http://domainname.com/filenam.html or a folder ex = http://domainname.com/100 to test if this is working filenotfound.html is not being called any reason why this is happening also the same thing with wamp on my local computer, i have a htaccess and also the filenotfound in d:/wamp/www however when i misspell the ulr of my localhost, i have noticed in the status bar that the page is being redirected to http://linkhelp.clients.google.com and i get a 404 from this website, how can i change this redirection 2. how do i access the php.ini and httpd.conf file from my cpanel, do i need to ask my hosting provider to make any changes or can i make these changes myself 3. after downloading putty and if i have wamp in d:/wamp/www how do i access mysql from the command prompt using putty on my local machine please advice thanks.
1) Try removing the starting slash to make it like this: ErrorDocument 404 filenotfound.html If it doesnot work either then write full link to filenotfound.html: ErrorDocument 404 http://mysite.com/filenotfound.html If both doesnot work then your htaccess not seems to be working and there must be any problem in server configuration. 2) Some hosting providers give access to edit PHP.ini and HTTPD.CONF. Ask them if they allow and give you the paths for these files.