Common
HTTP Error Messages
Here are some of the more common error codes and descriptions
of the errors, that you might find when you click on a
Hyperlink
The 400 series of Web error codes indicate an error with
your Web browser
The 500 series of Web error codes indicate an error with
the Web server
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Bad request 400:
This is a fairly common error and basically means that
the requested document could not be sent because of syntax
error in the URL (site address)
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Unauthorised 401:
This is one of the most common error messages and usually
means that the Server is expecting some sort of encryption
id from the browser
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Forbidden 403:
The document you are requesting is "forbidden" meaning
that you do not have read privileges or are not allowed
to have the page sent to you
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Not found 404:
This is the most common and is similar to the 400 error.
Basically this means that the document you have requested
no longer exists or that the URL (site address) is incorrect
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Internal Error 500:
The server was unable to send the html document to you
due to an internal (server software) error
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Not implemented 501:
This error occurs when for example, you have pressed the
submit button on a form. The server reply's with this
error message because it doesn't support the feature that
you have requested. This is not a real common error, but
typically occurs when new features or forms are implemented
•
Service temporarily overloaded 502:
The server cannot process the request due to a high load
- The solution is to try later at a time when net load
or server traffic is lower
•
Gateway Time-out 503:
The connection between the Web server and the browser
has timed out due to server problems Internet problems
or browser problems
•
Failed DNS Lookup
The IP address of the Web site could not be located
by the ISP's domain name server or the server is too burdened
to process the request
•
Full list of HTTP Error Codes
100 Continue
101 Switching Protocols
200 OK
201 Created
202 Accepted
203 Non-Authoritative Information
204 No Content
205 Reset Content
206 Partial Content
300 Multiple Choices
301 Moved Permanently
302 Moved Temporarily
303 See Other
304 Not Modified
305 Use Proxy
400 Bad Request
401 Unauthorised
402 Payment Required
403 Forbidden
404 Not Found
405 Method Not Allowed
406 Not Acceptable
407 Proxy Authentication Required
408 Request Time-Out
409 Conflict
410 Gone
411 Length Required
412 Precondition Failed
413 Request Entity Too Large
414 Request-URL Too Large
415 Unsupported Media Type
500 Server Error
501 Not Implemented
502 Bad Gateway
503 Out of Resources
504 Gateway Time-Out
505 HTTP Version not supported
See Also
Why pay for web space when
I can get it FREE
What is FTP
What is Perl
What is PHP
What is a CGI Bin
What is Chmod
What is MySQL
What is a POP 3 Mailbox
What is a web server
