Common HTTP Errors
Every HTTP transaction has a status code sent back by the server to define how the server handled the transaction. Apart from the 404 error, how many other HTML error pages do you know about? Have you ever thought about what happens in the background when you see any of these HTML error pages on your screen? Those codes are meant to convey important information to the user. Using them properly reduces your bounce rate, improves your search engine ranking and gives you knowledge on the performance of your site. Status Codes Status codes come in the format of 3 digit numbers. The first digit marks the class of the status code: 1XX status codes have informational purposes 2XX indicates success 3XX is for redirection None of these three classes result in an HTML error page as in this cases the client knows what to do and goes on with the task without hesitation. What we usually see are the 4XX and 5XX kind: 4XX represent client-side errors 5XX indicate problems on the...