Custom 404 error issues with Apache - the ErrorDocument is 404 as well

Question

I am trying to create a custom 404 error for my website. I am testing this out using XAMPP on Windows.

My directory structure is as follows:

error\\4         


        

Answer 1

.htaccess files are disabled by default in Apache these days, due to performance issues. When .htaccess files are enabled, the web server must check for it on every hit in every subdirectory from where it resides.

Just figured it was important to note. If you want to turn on .htaccess files anyway, here's a link that explains it:

http://www.tildemark.com/enable-htaccess-on-apache/