index .. can it be .php ? - Page 2

snide · March 16th, 2005, 6:15 PM

True, Haugland. In that case it would be wise to include leave the index.html for a while and add the redirect rule mentioned in one of the previous posts.

**Rai** · March 16th, 2005, 6:30 PM

Moved this post out of conversations and into the coding section. Please try to use the appropriate forum areas, they are there for a purpose.

**Kickersny.com** · March 16th, 2005, 8:04 PM

Don't mess with httpd.conf -- place that DirectoryIndex stuff in your .htaccess. You can even specify the order in which it will inspect and search for index.* files. You could even have something like index.jpg be the defaukt, I think...!

**ozzy** · March 16th, 2005, 8:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kickersny.com

Don't mess with httpd.conf -- place that DirectoryIndex stuff in your .htaccess. You can even specify the order in which it will inspect and search for index.* files. You could even have something like index.jpg be the defaukt, I think...!

although i put that in there, i agree... you can use the .htaccess file for that and is MUCH less dangerous!

**bcinelli** · March 17th, 2005, 11:28 AM

OR i just deleted my index.html .. and it automatically picked up my index.php ..

**ethereal** · March 18th, 2005, 7:54 AM

Well, yes it should automatically pick up.

I think someone was referring to making a redirect so visitors who have the index.html booked marked would be redirected to index.php

Or something. Don't mind me if I'm confused.

cacopardoa · March 18th, 2005, 10:40 AM

Anything named index will be picked up as the first page to go to, I dont believe the file extension matters.

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**Rai** · March 18th, 2005, 2:06 PM

File extension does indeed matter, there's a list of which a browser will read first. This incase you have index.html, index.htm, index.php, index.whatever in your folder, and I believe also default.whatever will be picked up too. But if you only have one in the folder, then it will pick that one up all on its own.

But making index.html redirect to index.php might be a good idea for bcinelli.

conor · March 18th, 2005, 5:52 PM

You only need index.php as long as there's no other index files in the directory.

Ex. http://www.surmunity.com/ (no redirection)

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snide Registered User Super #1 Joined in Jul 2003 Lives in So. NJ 1,557 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 9 times	True, Haugland. In that case it would be wise to include leave the index.html for a while and add the redirect rule mentioned in one of the previous posts. __________________ Dime13 \| Pass17

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Kickersny.com Surpass Fan Super #1 Joined in Aug 2004 Hosted on SH58 1,688 posts Gave thanks: 6 Thanked 7 times	Don't mess with httpd.conf -- place that DirectoryIndex stuff in your .htaccess. You can even specify the order in which it will inspect and search for index.* files. You could even have something like index.jpg be the defaukt, I think...! __________________ - Evan Charlton \| [site] \| Server - SH58

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bcinelli B - UNIT!! Super #1 Joined in Aug 2004 Lives in Long Island, NY Hosted on Pass23 1,408 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	OR i just deleted my index.html .. and it automatically picked up my index.php .. __________________ All sites hosted on Pass23 -- Dirty Dalerz Inc. --Dirty Dalerz (dot) com--ZooYorkFreak (dot) com--NyLiBeerpong(dot) com--Ugh.. Myspace

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ethereal innocente eth On a golden path... Joined in Jul 2004 Hosted on Opti 443 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Well, yes it should automatically pick up. I think someone was referring to making a redirect so visitors who have the index.html booked marked would be redirected to index.php Or something. Don't mind me if I'm confused. __________________ Server: Opti :: Website: Etherfire.Net :: LJ: GforGina

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cacopardoa Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Mar 2005 Lives in Maryland, USA 6 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Anything named index will be picked up as the first page to go to, I dont believe the file extension matters. (First post )

March 18th, 2005, 2:06 PM	#17 (permalink)
Rai Senior Member Super #1 Joined in Nov 2003 Lives in Canada Hosted on Pass14 3,770 posts Gave thanks: 4 Thanked 20 times	File extension does indeed matter, there's a list of which a browser will read first. This incase you have index.html, index.htm, index.php, index.whatever in your folder, and I believe also default.whatever will be picked up too. But if you only have one in the folder, then it will pick that one up all on its own. But making index.html redirect to index.php might be a good idea for bcinelli. __________________

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conor Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Mar 2005 Lives in Kansas City Hosted on SH66 15 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	You only need index.php as long as there's no other index files in the directory. Ex. http://www.surmunity.com/ (no redirection) __________________ SH66 http://www.iloveconor.com/ "Go Bananna!"- Ralph Wiggum

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