.htaccess redirect to 404 page RewriteRule

Question

Is there a way to enter a RewriteRule in the htaccess file to redirect to a 404 page if a certain folder/url path as been typed or reached?

For example, if I want ev

Answer 1

Instead of using mod_rewrite, you can do this with a RedirectMatch directive:

RedirectMatch 404 ^/abc/.*$

Answer 2

I did this on my website:

RewriteRule ^404/?$ 404.php
ErrorDocument 404 http://www.example.com/404/

And on the root of my website I placed a 404.php page to customize that page.