(mt):Changing default index page

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Overview

Want to make your website only use "index.php" instead of "index.html", or buck tradition and make your index file "BestPageEver.htm"? The world (wide web) can be yours, by adding a single line to your .htaccess file.

Important information before beginning

On the (ve) and (dv) Dedicated-Virtual Servers, this is written with the assumption that you are using Apache as the web server.

For more information about the .htaccess file, take a look at the .htaccess wiki entry.

Instructions

Open the .htaccess file in your favorite text editor, and add the following line: 

DirectoryIndex filename.extension

So, if you want your index to be "index.html" instead of "index.php", you would use: 

DirectoryIndex index.html

Now, if you want to have multiple options for a default page (for example, the main site uses "index.php", subfolder "A" uses "default.htm", and subfolder "B" uses "LookAtThis.html"), this can also be done by adding: 

DirectoryIndex index.php default.htm LookAtThis.html

Save the file, upload it to your site (if you're editing it on your own computer), and voila, it's done!

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