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No, we are not being sarcastic!

It’s “Great!” because this is a great opportunity to know why the “404 – Page Not Found” error comes up. Our aim is to educate all budding web developers and we take every chance we can to spread knowledge.

Anyway, there can be several reasons why one gets a 404 error on a site. This is beautifully and succinctly depicted through a Venn diagram on the 404 page of MAGNT LLC which we have shamelessly reproduced… though greatly modified. Venn diagrams are named after John Venn, an English logician and philosopher – another thing you’ve learnt today! Magnt 404

Here are a few reasons why one gets a 404 page error and how one can get rid of them.

By the way, 404 error is displayed not just for a missing web page but for any web resource – an image, a document etc.

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By Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) – Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, NYS Route 404 – Incorrect Signage.jpg | [Modified]

Oh, and a 404 state route exists in Webster, New York. Though the route is “not broken” the sign does have a mistake. As per Matthew Wilson, who’s clicked the photo above, the sign uses the U.S. Routes shield outline instead of the outline for state routes.

So now you know! Please use the search form to find what you were looking for and keep learning!