How to change the default error 404 site?

[Fauk]

Hello Community,

I have already searched for about an hour now for an answer to how I change the default error 404 site on an Apache/2.2.22 (Ubuntu) Server. I found something with ErrorDocument, .htaccess. httpd.conf and so on. But nothing seems to work. Error Document simply doesn´t exist, or I haven´t found it. The httpd.conf only hase one line of code instead of many more, like most sites suggest, and creating an .htaccess file in the root directory doesn´t work for me. Can someone pls explain to me how I can get rid of the default 404 Site on my apache web server? I have full access to the servers shell, as root, and it is not located on an external webspace.

[Nobbie]

I found something with ErrorDocument, .htaccess. httpd.conf and so on. But nothing seems to work.

Yes, there is not much to say about. Did you read the original Apache Documentation?

Error Document simply doesn´t exist, or I haven´t found it.

"ErrorDocument" (one word - not two words) is a word, a property in the Apache configuration. It cannot "exist" or "not exist". If you apply the corresponding line with the approrpriate syntax (again, see Apache Documentation), it does what it should do.

The httpd.conf only hase one line of code instead of many more,

Dont mind about the contents of httpd.conf, it is on yourself, to add the lines you need.

[Fauk]

Well no Wonder that my search was in vain xD

I have now added the ErrorDocument codes into the apache2.conf file and it worked.

Thank you for helping me