Database Down error pages...
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:01 pm
Assuming you have a dynamic website, where components of the "chrome" (menubars/ footers/etc) are pulled from the database; which do you prefer for the "database down" error page?
1. Simple "chromeless" page, ie obviously not the general site layout. Probably black text on white background, slightly larger, etc.
2. Normal page layout, with "Unavailable" place holders stuck into the dynamic elements of the chrome, and the error message in the normal content area, but in the application's normal error style.
1. Simple "chromeless" page, ie obviously not the general site layout. Probably black text on white background, slightly larger, etc.
2. Normal page layout, with "Unavailable" place holders stuck into the dynamic elements of the chrome, and the error message in the normal content area, but in the application's normal error style.