Help for Initial Page

Use this form to specify the file names you want your server to recognize as welcome pages. Also define which directories you want clients to be able to browse.

Welcome Page

You can create or modify a list of file names that you want the server to recognize as welcome pages.

The server returns a welcome page for client requests that do not include a specific file name. If the request contains a directory name, the server searches that directory for a welcome page. If the request does not include a directory name, the server searches the document root directory for a welcome page. The order of the list is important because the server might find more than one welcome page in the directory it is searching. The first listed welcome page that is matched is the one that the server returns.

To insert a new welcome page:

Select either the Insert before or Insert after button.
Select an Index number.
Your choices in steps 1 and 2 indicate the position you want the new welcome page to have in the list. For example, if you select Insert before and Index 2, the new welcome page will be second in the list. If you select Insert after and Index 4, the new welcome page will be fifth in the list.
Enter the new file name in the File name field.
If you want to use the changes you make to the form, select the Apply button. If you want to go back to the values that were on the form before you made changes, select the Reset button.

To replace a welcome page:

Select the Replace button.
Select the Index number of the welcome page you want to replace.
Enter the file name of a new welcome page in the File name field.
If you want to use the changes you make to the form, select the Apply button. If you want to go back to the values that were on the form before you made changes, select the Reset button.

To remove a welcome page:

Select the Remove button.
Select the Index number of the welcome page you want to remove.
If you want to use the changes you make to the form, select the Apply button. If you want to go back to the values that were on the form before you made changes, select the Reset button.

Directory List Viewing

You can specify whether you want clients to be able to view listings of your server's directories. You can either allow viewing of all directories, or allow viewing of only specific directories.

For requests made to directories that do not allow directory list viewing, the server always looks for a welcome page to return.

For requests made to directories that do allow directory list viewing, the server first checks the last character of the request's URL. If the last character is a slash (/), the server looks for a welcome page to return. If the last character is not a slash, the server returns a listing of the directory.

Note: For requests that contain only your server name, the server always looks for a welcome file in the directory that you pass these requests to. The server will not generate a listing for that directory.

To allow viewing for all directories:

Uncheck the Always display welcome page box.
Select the Show all directories button.
If you want to use the changes you make to the form, select the Apply button. If you want to go back to the values that were on the form before you made changes, select the Reset button.

To allow viewing of only certain directories:

Uncheck the Always display welcome page box.
Select the Show only directories with browse access enabled button. A directory is browse access enabled if it contains a file named .www_browsable.
If you want to use the changes you make to the form, select the Apply button. If you want to go back to the values that were on the form before you made changes, select the Reset button.

To not allow viewing of any directories:

Check the Do not allow directory access button.
If you want to use the changes you make to the form, select the Apply button. If you want to go back to the values that were on the form before you made changes, select the Reset button.