Fix React Router 404 Error on Page Refresh | React SPA Hosting Solution (Hostinger / Apache)
Are you facing the “Page Not Found (404)” error when refreshing a page like /about or opening a direct link in your React website after deployment?
This is one of the most common problems in React Single Page Applications (SPA) — especially when hosting on Hostinger or Apache servers.
In this video, I explain why this issue happens and show you a step-by-step, zero-to-production solution using a simple .htaccess configuration.
🔍 Why This Error Happens
React handles routing on the client side, but when you refresh a page, the server tries to find that route as a real file — and fails.
✅ What You’ll Learn in This Video
✔️ Why React Router shows 404 on refresh
✔️ How SPA routing works internally
✔️ Correct way to deploy React / Vite apps
✔️ How to fix routing using .htaccess
✔️ Shareable links that work perfectly
🛠 Step-by-Step Fix (Apache / Hostinger)
Step 1: Build your React app
npm run build
Step 2: Upload all build/dist files to public_html
Step 3: Create a .htaccess file inside public_html
Step 4: Paste this code:
Step 5: Save & refresh your page 🎉
🚀 Result
✅ Page refresh works
✅ Direct links work
✅ No more 404 errors
✅ Clean React routing
💡 Who Is This Video For?
React Developers
Frontend Engineers
Students & Beginners
Anyone deploying React on shared hosting
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