# Custom error message

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-error-message/166687>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 28, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-error-message/166687 "2009-04-28T15:27:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dharmdip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dharmdip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dharmdip)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-error-message/166687/1 "2009-04-28T15:27:26Z")

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Hello,

How to get error page redirection when i am get rails conventional  
exception .

Say like, i have error in my controller and rails will give me exception  
and will render me error page but i want custom error page redirection.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![dharmdip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dharmdip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dharmdip)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-error-message/166687/2 "2009-04-28T19:44:50Z")

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You can define a rescue function in your ApplicationController and  
then do whatever you want:

def rescue\_action(exception)

# Rescue code, redirection, ecc.

end

This function is called if exists, if not Rails shows you the default  
one.

Regards.

Franco C…

On Apr 28, 10:27 am, Dharmdip R. \<rails-mailing-l…@andreas-

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**Author:** ![dharmdip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dharmdip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dharmdip)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 6:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-error-message/166687/3 "2009-04-29T06:23:06Z")

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Okay ! Will follow instruction ,  
Thanks.