Example of HTTP 404: the web page fox.html is requested, but there is no such page on the server.

  1. The example starts with a call to example.com/fox.html
  2. The client (browser) makes a GET request for the resource (fox.html)
  3. The server responds to the request for fox.html with code 404 (“not found”).
  4. The page cannot be displayed (there’s nothing to display) so the browser shows its 404 message.
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