Title: ErrorDocument problem Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # ErrorDocument problem * [S.K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kichu/) * (@kichu) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errordocument-problem/) * The 404 error page is not displayed out of the theme folder after changing to crust-free permalinks using mod-rewrite and putting in a .htaccess file with the snippet shown on the admin page. * I have a 404.php in my active theme folder, but it is not being called in 404 situations. * Pl help me * Regards S.K [http://blog.cyberbrahma.com/](http://blog.cyberbrahma.com/) Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errordocument-problem/#post-148529) * You need to add a line to .htaccess for this. Create the following line (using the correct path to your 404.php file) and add it to the .htaccess file in your site’s _root_ directory: * `ErrorDocument 404 /wp-content/themes/default/404.php` * Thread Starter [S.K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kichu/) * (@kichu) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errordocument-problem/#post-148533) * Thanks, macmanx. * But why not the error page be called, like it does in the case of /index.php? error=404 is my question! * When the query string is changed for other files, I think this 404.php also should be called likewise, as otherwise the paths to include files becomes a problem. * Hope I have stated my problem properly. * Thanks and regards S.K [http://blog/cyberbrahma.com/](http://blog/cyberbrahma.com/) * [Ryan Boren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryan/) * (@ryan) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errordocument-problem/#post-148536) * `ErrorDocument 404 /index.php?error=404` * With that, if a mod_rewrite rule is not matched, Apache tells WP to load the 404 page for the active theme. The ErrorDocument line is not added to .htaccess by default. * If a mod_rewrite rule matches but the resultant query does not match any posts, WP loads the 404 template. If you use PATH_INFO permalinks and if either an internal rewrite rule doesn’t match or a query doesn’t resolve to any posts, WP loads the 404 template. * There are several 404 scenarios, ErrorDocument in .htaccess only handles the case where no mod_rewrite rules are matched. * Thread Starter [S.K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kichu/) * (@kichu) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errordocument-problem/#post-148537) * Correction : My blog URL:- [http://blog.cyberbrahma.com/](http://blog.cyberbrahma.com/) * Thread Starter [S.K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kichu/) * (@kichu) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errordocument-problem/#post-148544) * Thanks rboren. * If you use PATH_INFO permalinks and if either an internal rewrite rule doesn’t match or a query doesn’t resolve to any posts, WP loads the 404 template. * But I use PATH_INFO permalinks. And I expect the 404 template from the active theme folder to be loaded (when 404 situation occurs), but it doesn’t take place. * Now, in dummy’s terms, if PATH_INFO permaliks are opted, the default 404 template will not be loaded unless its path is defined in the errorDocument statement of the .htaccess file. * Am I right in my postulate? * Regards S.K * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errordocument-problem/#post-148690) * No, actually I quoted the wrong ErrorDocument rule. Sorry for the confusion. If permalinks are active, the .htaccess line should still be: * `ErrorDocument 404 /wordpress/index.php?error=404` * [Tim Griffin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tgriff/) * (@tgriff) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errordocument-problem/#post-149213) * ok, there has to be a simple thing I am missing. in .htaccess I have: ErrorDocument 404 /wp-content/themes/default/404.php * the error I continur to get is: * Fatal error: Call to undefined function: get_header() in ../../../../../../…… default/404.php on line 1 * Help? * Thanks! T * [Tim Griffin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tgriff/) * (@tgriff) * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errordocument-problem/#post-149214) * Ok, * several attempts have resulted in success. .htacces required this: * ErrorDocument 404 /index.php?error=404 * Now – no errors in the 404.php document! Yeah! * How many hours can it take to work something so simple out? Well, it was fun anyway 🙂 * [cynics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cynics/) * (@cynics) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errordocument-problem/#post-149243) * Hi guys, i tried the ErrorDocument 404 /index.php?error=404 solution, but what happens is if i have a link that goes like [http://myhost.com/chicken](http://myhost.com/chicken)– it’ll show up a 404 page. but if i have a link that goes [http://mohost.com/chicken.php](http://mohost.com/chicken.php)– it says “No input file specified.” and not the 404 page. * if i didn’t have the ErrorDocument line, the server won’t redirect to the WP’s 404 page in my theme but the generic 404 error message. * any suggestions? * thanks. Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) The topic ‘ErrorDocument problem’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [htaccess](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/htaccess/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 9 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [cynics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cynics/) * Last activity: [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errordocument-problem/#post-149243) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics