Explanation Of 404 Errors And The Steps To Fix This Error

Explanation Of 404 Errors And The Steps To Fix This Error

A 404 error is a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) response code, in the field of Computer network communication. The reason behind the occurrence of this error is that the browser in your system is unable to communicate with the requested server, but the server also can’t find the data which is requested by the user. This error also comes when the server doesn’t wish to disclose whether it has the requested information.

This error also comes in different names which is described below:

• HTTP 404
• 404 Not Found
• Page Not Found
• Server Not Found

This error also occurs when the user wants to open the dead or broken link.

Steps to fix 404 error are described below:

• Refresh your URL.
• Use a popular search engine.
• Check for any error in the URL.
• Change the DNS server.
• Clear your browser cache.