![]() But all this really means is that the requested URL is valid, but the client doesn’t have the proper permissions to access the site. 400 Bad Request: The request sent to the server was malformed or somehow didn’t follow syntax rules.The server (the computer hosting the site) is working fine. So it makes sense that a misspelled URL is considered a client error. The client, in this relationship, is your web visitor. While the 404 is the most common error code most people see, it’s only one of a handful of errors that can be served.Īny three-digit error code that starts with a 4, like 404, is called a 400-level error and means something went wrong on the client’s side. Even though sending visitors to an error page isn’t an ideal experience, it’s still an experience you can own. ![]() Since we can’t control who might be sending visitors to dead links on our domain, the next best thing we can do is have a great 404 error page set up. It’s so widespread that half of the links cited in Supreme Court opinions no longer host the original content, according to one estimate. This means that although the links live on, they point to a page that no longer exists. But no one person can fully control, or know, the network of external properties linking to their page. Websites are regularly updated, moved, or deleted. The effect of “link rot” is a byproduct of the first reason, old links.
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