The index file access in a browser

Server Config
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Hello Forum!

My problem is if I go to my new installation root director, http://www.arguemax.com/_phpBB-3.0.12/ nothing happens and I get a “Forbidden” message, but if I put the index path in the URL of the browser, it works. That is, http://www.arguemax.com/_phpBB-3.0.12/index.php makes the phpbb load. Why is this and do I really need to be concerned about this? Should I just use http://www.arguemax.com/_phpBB-3.0.12/index.php in all my links on the landing page? I had a look at the .htaccess of this folder and I did not see any mention of an expected index file. Should I put something there?

Thanks in advance, gurus.

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It sounds like your server’s configuration for DirectoryIndex does not have index.php specified. So it does not load it. I assume you are using Apache. The DirectoryIndex directive tells the server which file to serve if no file is specified such as when typing your domain name or a folder.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_dir.html#directoryindex

So try putting this in your .htaccess file:

DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.php

If no file is specified, the server will load index.html, index.htm, or index.php if they exist.

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cd,

:tup: :tup:

Regards,

DK

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Putting the DirectoryIndex directive in the server’s configuration file is best. But if you do not have access to it, htaccess will have to do.

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Yes, eg my localhost Apache httpd.conf file has

#
# DirectoryIndex: sets the file that Apache will serve if a directory
# is requested.
#
<IfModule dir_module>
    DirectoryIndex index.html index.php
</IfModule>

but if you’re on a shared host. htaccess is probably th best you can do.

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… BUT Don’t use the <IfModule …> wrapper in your .htaccess file! Find out whether it works (ONCE) so Apache doesn’t have to run the same test MULTIPLE TIMES for EVERY request!

Note: It does belong in the server’s conf file as Mitt has it because it’s only run on start.

Regards,

DK