Custom Error Pages — Apache Tomcat

if else there is a need for custom error pages to be created for Tomcat Application Server then follow below method

→create custom page at specified location

→edit web.xml

1.Create a 404.html page inside tomcat_home>webapps>ROOT>error folder with required content.

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an example content can be:

<h2>Oops you are at the wrong location, please go back to home page</h2>

2.Now edit web.xml available inside tomcat_home>webapps>ROOT>WEB-INF to add following custom error code

<error-page>
<error-code>404</error-code>
<location>/error/404.html</location>
</error-page>

make sure the code comes inside <web-app> </web-app> TAGs of web.xml

Test the application:

start tomcat and access the home page with localhost:8080/hello and you should see the custom error page displayed.