Missing subdmain doesn't get custom 403 error

[sarahk]

I'm not sure which version of the 403 it gets, but it's certainly not my custom page.

How do I ensure that anyone who requests a non-existant subdomain gets directed to the right 403?

 

[jlandes]

If they request a non-existant subdomain, it would be like requestng a non-existant file or directory on the server. I believe they should get a 404 File Not Found error rather than a 403 Forbidden error.

 

[sarahk]

Thanks Jeremy

however I have test case of fed.nzpif.org.nz - from a dns perspective it exists (the domain is split over two servers) but the server doesn't know about it. I appear to be getting a 403 error.

 

[jlandes]

Do you have a file in the subdomain's directory called something like index.html, index.htm, index.php or anything? This error is most likely indicating that an index file does not exist.