Re: Index Page of Directory

It depends on the server.  Some servers have a particular file they look for 
if you specify just a directory.  Some look for exactly one file, some look 
for a number of files in a certain order, like index.html, index.htm, 
default.html, default.htm, etc.  If one file isn't there, they go on and 
look for the second, and so on.

When no file is found, most servers will do one of two things: output a list 
of all the files in the directory, or output a message indicating that you 
don't have access to the page.

>I'm sure this is a fairly basic question.  I need to know why I get an
>Index page if a directory?

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