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Redirect 404 errors to a static web page in node.js Express.
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var fs = require('fs'); | |
// In your app.js, include a route handler for all other routes (*) to go to error404. | |
// app.get('*', error.error404); | |
exports.error404 = function(req, res) { | |
if (req.accepts('html')) { | |
// Respond with html page. | |
fs.readFile(__dirname + '/../../public/404/index.html', 'utf-8', function(err, page) { | |
res.writeHead(404, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'}); | |
res.write(page); | |
res.end(); | |
}); | |
} | |
else if (req.accepts('json')) { | |
// Respond with json. | |
res.status(404).send({ error: 'Not found' }); | |
} | |
else { | |
// Default to plain-text. send() | |
res.status(404).type('txt').send('Not found'); | |
} | |
}; |
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