Frequently asked questions

I have an index.html and an index.php file. Which is displayed?

If your web hosting package, www.example.com, supports PHP (Medium or larger), the index.php is displayed upon entering https://www.example.com. To view index.html, people must go directly to the page, for example by entering https://www.example.com/index.html.

Here is the web server file priority list:

Web Starter

1. index.html
2. index.xhtml
3. index.htm

Web Medium and greater

1. index.php
2. index.cgi
3. index.shtml
4. index.html
5. index.htm

It is possible to override this in a .htaccess file by setting DirectoryIndex to the file names you want to use as standard. See also the DirectoryIndex documentation for Apache.