How do I set the homepage?

ifihaditall · 8 Aug 2009 at 18:07

Hello here is what my site looks like currently when you type in the website address:

How do I set homepage.html as the webpage that appears when people type my website address in?? I can't figure it out.

PMWD · 8 Aug 2009 at 18:13

You should rename it to index.html

I think if you're on an apache server you can create a .htaccess file and put in

Code:

DirectoryIndex homepage.html

ifihaditall · 8 Aug 2009 at 18:29

That worked! Thanks.

MarkW7 · 9 Aug 2009 at 19:53

The homepage is always index.html / .php

Any chance of a link to your site ;D

GravyMonster · 9 Aug 2009 at 21:17

MarkW7 said:
The homepage is always index.html / .php

On IIS it's default.htm/.asp/.aspx, although index.* is picked up, it's lower priority than default.*

/useless trivia

MarkW7 · 9 Aug 2009 at 21:23

Nice bit of knowledge

ifihaditall · 9 Aug 2009 at 21:36

MarkW7 said:
The homepage is always index.html / .php

Any chance of a link to your site ;D

Why? Do you think it's particularly vulnerable to hackers or something?

It probably is.

MarkW7 · 9 Aug 2009 at 21:45

If it's just .html pages i don't think it can be hacked unless they get into your main cpanel.

To be hacked you need a database, eg. forums - there database holds users and passwords. Then hackers can use SQL injection. (Even if you did have a database it's unlikely you'll be hacked unless it's left wide open

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