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    2004-06-24

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    A dynamic PHP script which returns different error messages depending on the error received. The script will also send an e-mail to your e-mail address with the time, error received, requested page and the page they came from.(Optional). (Please note: To use this script you need to be allowed use custom error pages on your host.)

    By : sabreweb

    <?php
    /*
    Dynamic Error Pages v1.02

    Copyright (c) 2004 Sabre Web Design <http://www.sabrewebdesign.com/>
    All rights reserved.

    If you like this script, we would appreciate a link back to Sabre Web Design <www.sabrewebdesign.com>.

    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
    modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
    are met:

    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
    provided with the distribution.
    * Redistributions of this script is free for Non-Commercial use ONLY!
    * Neither the name of Sabre Web Design nor the names of its
    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
    derived from this software without specific prior
    written permission.

    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
    CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
    INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
    MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
    DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS
    BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
    EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
    TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
    DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
    ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
    OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
    OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
    POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

    HOW TO INSTALL THE SCRIPT:
    * Copy and paste this whole script into your page where you would like your error to be displayed.
    * Change the "error@example.com" e-mail below to your e-mail address.
    * Add the following lines to your .htaccess file (change the location of your error page, if needed):
    ErrorDocument 400 /errorpages/errorpage.php?error=400
    ErrorDocument 401 /errorpages/errorpage.php?error=401
    ErrorDocument 403 /errorpages/errorpage.php?error=403
    ErrorDocument 404 /errorpages/errorpage.php?error=404
    ErrorDocument 500 /errorpages/errorpage.php?error=500
    * And it's as simple as that!

    */

    //Find error code
    $error=$_GET['error'];

    //E-mail to be used for errors (Change this to your email address)
    $email = "error@example.com";

    //Find reffering and requested URLs
    $referring_url = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
    $requested_url = $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"];

    //Different error messages to display
    switch ($_REQUEST['error']) {

    //Error 400 - Bad Request
    case 400:
    $errorname = 'Error 400 - Bad Request';
    $errordesc = '<B><FONT size="5" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bad Request</FONT></B><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><BR>
    Error 400<BR>
    <BR>
    The URL that you requested, was a bad request. <BR>
    <BR>
    If this problem persists please report it by sending an e-mail to <A href="mailto:'."$email".'">'."$email".'</A>,
    mentioning the error message received and the page you were trying to
    reach. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused and we will do all we
    can to fix the error as soon as possible.</FONT>';
    break;


    //Error 401 - Authorization Required
    case 401:
    $errorname = 'Error 401 - Authorization Required';
    $errordesc = '<B><FONT size="5" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Authorization
    Required</FONT></B><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><BR>
    Error 401<BR>
    <BR>
    The URL that you requested, requires preauthorization to access.<BR>
    <BR>
    If this problem persists please report it by sending an e-mail to <A href="mailto:'."$email".'">'."$email".'</A>,
    mentioning the error message received and the page you were trying to
    reach. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused and we will do all we
    can to fix the error as soon as possible.<BR>
    </FONT>';
    break;


    //Error 403 - Access Forbidden
    case 403:
    $errorname = 'Error 403 - Access Forbidden';
    $errordesc = '<B><FONT size="5" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Access
    Forbidden</FONT></B><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><BR>
    Error 403<BR>
    <BR>
    Access to the URL that you requested, is forbidden.<BR>
    <BR>
    If this problem persists please report it by sending an e-mail to <A href="mailto:'."$email".'">'."$email".'</A>,
    mentioning the error message received and the page you were trying to
    reach. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused and we will do all we
    can to fix the error as soon as possible.<BR>
    </FONT>';
    break;


    //Error 404 - Page Not Found
    case 404:
    $errorname = 'Error 404 - Page Not Found';
    $errordesc = '<B><FONT size="5" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">File Not
    Found</FONT></B><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><BR>Error 404<BR>
    <BR>
    We're sorry but the page you are looking for cannot be found.<BR>
    <BR>
    If this problem persists please report it by sending an e-mail to <A href="mailto:'."$email".'">'."$email".'</A>,
    mentioning the error message received and the page you were trying to
    reach. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused and we will do all we
    can to fix the error as soon as possible.<BR>
    </FONT>';
    break;


    //Error 500 - Server Configuration Error
    case 500:
    $errorname = 'Error 500 - Server Configuration Error';
    $errordesc = '<B><FONT size="5" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Server
    Configuration Error</FONT></B><FONT size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><BR>
    Error 500<BR>
    <BR>
    The URL that you requested, resulted in a server configuration error.
    It is possible that the condition causing the problem will be gone by
    the time you finish reading this. <BR>
    <BR>
    If this problem persists please report it by sending an e-mail to <A href="mailto:'."$email".'">'."$email".'</A>,
    mentioning the error message received and the page you were trying to
    reach. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused and we will do all we
    can to fix the error as soon as possible.<BR>
    </FONT>';
    break;


    //Unknown error
    default:
    $errorname = 'Unknown Error';
    $errordesc = '<B><FONT size="5" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Unknown Error</FONT></B><FONT size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><BR>
    The URL that you requested, resulted in an unknown error.
    It is possible that the condition causing the problem will be gone by
    the time you finish reading this. <BR>
    <BR>
    If this problem persists please report it by sending an e-mail to <A href="mailto:'."$email".'">'."$email".'</A>,
    mentioning the error message received and the page you were trying to
    reach. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused and we will do all we
    can to fix the error as soon as possible.<BR>
    </FONT>';

    }

    //Display selected error message
    echo($errordesc);

    //E-mail error to your e-mail address (If you do not wish to receive emails delete the following paragraph)
    $datetime = date("l dS of F Y H:i:s");
    $message = "<i>The following error has been received on "."$datetime\n</i><br>\n<br>\n";
    $message .= "<b><i>$errorname</i></b><br>\n";
    $message .= "<i>Requested URL:</i> " . $requested_url . "\n<br><i>Referring URL:</i> " . $referring_url;
    $message .= "\n<br><br><i>IP Address:</i> ".$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

    $to = "$email";
    $subject = "Web Site Error";
    $headers = "From: $email\r\n";
    $headers .= "Content-type: text/html\r\n";
    mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
    //End of E-mail sender

    ?></form>

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