I'm wondering how to change the 404 & 403 template. I have a dedicated server. I know how to change it for one account but this is time consuming. I would like to edit the main template so that it works across the whole server on all the sites on the server. Where do I edit? Thanks for anyones help in advance.
you failed to give tech details needed for a precise reply / solution, hence an indirect reply that helps you to find the details all on your own: if you would have an apache2 server - then you have your site wide default configuration handling such files one default file for each and every error = hence one for 404 and another one for 403. but of course they may point to the same file if you wish so. on a server with multiple accounts - it usually is left to each account to either use the system wide default in absense of a account specific 404 file or to create a custom 404 file on each account on an apache server this custom 404 typically is system defines as /missing.html hence at domain root you place a file with that name and place ANY content you wish and feel appropriate into that /missing.html file if for example you have Google site search or your own search engine - then it might be a good method to place a search into your custom 404 file to allow surfers to find on YOUR site what they wanted. typically the 404 errors often occurs as a result of - spell error if they TYPE a URL into browser ( caSe ErRors ) - copy and paste errors when copying your URL from somewhere else ( a space appended in the copy/paste procedure often results in 404 even if all remaining is correct ... also a good idea may be to have a contact FORM ready where the 404 surfer may report the missing URL to you without using eMail or any spam filters. to simple put "page NOT found" on a custom 404 page is a poor choice.